A Texas teenager has been convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a high school meet. The trial, which concluded Tuesday, garnered significant attention beyond the Dallas suburb where the students resided.
A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with Austin Metcalf in stadium bleachers last year. Most witnesses were students who described a heated exchange that began over Anthony's refusal to leave a tent belonging to Metcalf's team on a rainy spring day.
