‘Nothing will bring my son back’: Dad reacts as Karmelo Anthony avoids death penalty in track meet stabbing case

Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old accused of fatally stabbing another teenager at a track meet earlier this year, will not face the death penalty.

This decision came after he was formally charged with first-degree murder. The reason he cannot receive the death penalty is largely due to laws that prevent it from being applied to someone as young as Anthony, who was 17 at the time of the alleged crime.