H.S. Track Meet Murder Suspect ‘Not The Aggressor,’ Dad Claims

The 17-year-old accused of stabbing and killing one other pupil this week at a highschool observe meet was provoked … in keeping with his father.

Andrew Anthony — the dad of teenage homicide suspect Karmelo Anthony — instructed the New York Submit on Thursday that Austin Metcalf and his pals have been those who began Wednesday’s altercation in Frisco, Texas that resulted in tragedy.

“He was not the aggressor,” Anthony insisted. “He was not the one who began it.”

Metcalf’s brother, Hunter, instructed WFAA on Wednesday {that a} tiff between Austin — a Frisco Memorial Excessive Faculty athlete — and Karmelo — a pupil at Frisco Centennial Excessive Faculty — escalated after they initially obtained right into a spat over the place the latter was sitting.

“We requested him to maneuver,” Hunter mentioned. “He began getting aggressive and speaking reckless.”

“And my brother stepped in and mentioned, ‘It’s good to transfer.’ And he is like, ‘Make me transfer.’ All of the sudden, he grabbed his backpack.”

Hunter mentioned he then noticed his brother affected by a stab wound. Austin, 17, died a short while later.

Andrew mentioned he was heartbroken by the entire ordeal … however was adamant his son is “a great child.”

“Everybody has already made their assumptions about my son,” he mentioned, “however he’s not what they’re making him out to be.”

“He works two jobs. He’s an A pupil, has a 3.7 GPA.”

Karmelo is dealing with one first-degree felony depend of homicide … and he at present stays behind bars.