Frisco track meet stabbing: A timeline of latest developments

FRISCO, Texas — A teen was fatally stabbed by another teen at a track meet in Frisco April 2, in a case that has garnered national attention and raised tensions in the community.  

Austin Metcalf, 17, a student at Frisco Memorial High School, was fatally stabbed at the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) District 11-5A championship track meet in at Frisco ISD’s Kuykendall Stadium, and Karmelo Anthony, also 17, was charged with murder in connection with the case. Since the incident occurred, both families reported experiencing threats and harassment.

Here’s the latest timeline of events in the fatal Frisco track meet stabbing:

Frisco Memorial High School student Austin Metcalf, 17, was fatally stabbed around 10 a.m. at the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) District 11-5A championship track meet at Frisco ISD’s Kuykendall Stadium. The suspect, identified by police as Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, was arrested on a murder charge.

Meghan Metcalf, Austin’s mother, told WFAA that she rushed to the hospital as soon as Austin’s brother, Hunter, called her. 

“My son is not here anymore, and I don’t understand it,” she grieved. “He was the most amazing kid. So smart. He had college football guys looking at him to play in college. His goal was to play in college.”

Anthony confessed to the stabbing, according to an affidavit obtained by WFAA, alleging he did it to protect himself. 

The University Interscholastic League (UIL) District 11-5A championship meet, which had been suspended in the wake of the stabbing, was rescheduled and moved to Little Elm ISD’s Lobo Stadium with new security measures in place. 

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The Clark Law Firm and K Cole Law confirmed to WFAA that their firm no longer represented Anthony in any capacity and that Dallas defense attorney Mike Howard now represents their former client.

Anthony was previously represented by attorneys Billy Clark and Kim T. Cole.

On Saturday, April 12, the Metcalf family laid Austin to rest after funeral services at Hope Fellowship Frisco East.

A Collin County judge reduced Anthony’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 and placed him under house arrest. Anthony was then released from jail later that day after posting bond. 

According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, District Judge Angela Tucker was the target of an attempted doxxing online. 

A post on X, which has since been deleted by the platform for rule violations, appeared to disclose the judge’s residential address. The doxxing attempt followed Judge Tucker’s decision to lower Anthony’s bond.

The sheriff’s office says their fusion center, a policing resource that promotes information sharing with federal officials, has been closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the FBI.

The mother of Karmelo Anthony, the teen charged in the fatal stabbing at a track meet in Frisco, said her family has been “under attack” with threats and “false accusations,” and called for the legal process to play out in her first comments since the stabbing.

The press conference with Anthony’s parents was delayed after Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff, arrived at the headquarters of Next Generation Action Network, the Dallas-based advocacy group that hosted the press conference on the family’s behalf.

The press conference began after Jeff Metcalf was escorted out after being asked to leave by the owner of the coworking space where the organization is headquartered. 

“Whatever you think what happened between Karmelo and the Metcalf boys, my three younger children, my husband and I didn’t do anything to deserve to be threatened, harassed and lied about,” Kala Hayes, Anthony’s mother, said during the press conference. “The lies and false accusations that have been said about us, especially over the past week, has been overwhelming. The lies and their amplification put my family in danger.”

Frisco police said multiple homes connected to the Metcalf family received “swatting calls.” 

Swatting is a term used when fake threats are called into authorities to drum up a large police response.

Frisco police said officers responded to a gunshot call at an address that turned out to be the home of Jeff Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s father. 

Police also confirmed to WFAA that on April 8, an unknown suspect placed a swatting call to the home of Meghan Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s mother. 

A protest in Frisco at Kuykendall Stadium, organized by a group called “Protect White Americans,” purporting to be organized to call for “Justice for Austin Metcalf” and for Anthony to remain in jail pending a trial, according to a poster. The protest led to two arrests, according to police.

Frisco ISD confirmed in a statement that the district also filed trespassing charges against a person who broke onto district property after the protest. 

“Protect White Americans” was founded by Jake Lang, according to the poster. Lang was pardoned by President Donald Trump earlier this year on charges in connection with participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, WJLA reported, and is running for Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s former Senate seat in Florida, as Yahoo reported.

In a post with a video shared on X Saturday, Lang wrote that he “broke into” Kuykendall Stadium.

Frisco police confirmed the trespassing charge “stems from information from various sources, to include a video posted online attributed to Jake Lang.”

Videos shared online of the protest appear to show Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff, denouncing the protest over speaker phone, telling Lang, “you’re trying to create more racial divide than bridging the gap.”

“I do not condone anything you do,” Jeff added. “You take my son’s face off your website. I am not associated with you.”

Anthony was moved to an undisclosed location “to ensure his immediate safety” amid threats in a move approved by courts, according to a Dallas-based advocacy group.

The advocacy group Next Generation Action Network, which had organized last week’s press conference on behalf of the Anthony family, cited threats to their home, in addition to a protest this weekend organized by a group called “Protect White Americans” as the reason for the move.

Among the threats Next Generation Action Network cites are people loitering and taking photos outside the Anthony home, false food deliveries to the home, and “disturbing mailings,” including an obituary for Metcalf, sent to their home.

The Frisco Police Department confirmed that a gunshot call was reported at the home of Jeff Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s father, for the second time in the last two weeks. 

Whether or not Jeff Metcalf was at home during the incident was not immediately clear.

Advocacy group Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) says Karmelo Anthony is set to graduate from high school and receive his diploma after his family reached an agreement with Frisco ISD. 

However, Anthony will not participate in the graduation ceremony and will not walk across the stage.

NGAN declined to provide details about the specific terms of the agreement they say was reached, but said in a press release that they “can affirm that Karmelo Anthony will graduate with full credit and a diploma in hand.”

Other outlets falsely reported that Anthony would walk the stage on graduation day, Frisco ISD Superintendent Dr. Mike Waldrip wrote in an email sent to Centennial High School staff, students and families:

“I want to be clear. No student who commits a serious criminal offense (Title V felony) is permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony. Additionally, anyone who trespasses on Frisco ISD property or at a District event will be subject to immediate removal and possible arrest by law enforcement.

A grand jury indicted Anthony on Tuesday, June 24, on a murder charge for the stabbing of Austin Metcalf. If convicted, Anthony could face 5-99 years or life in prison.

“We know this case has struck a deep nerve — here in Collin County and beyond,” Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement Tuesday. “That’s understandable. When something like this happens at a school event, it shakes people to the core. But the justice system works best when it moves with steadiness and with principle. That’s what we’re committed to. And that’s exactly what this case deserves.”

Anthony’s attorney, Mike Howard, called Tuesday’s indictment “an expected and routine step in the legal process.”

“Karmelo and his family are confident in the justice system and the people of Collin County to be fair and impartial,” Howard said. “Of course, Karmelo looks forward to his day in court. It’s only in a trial that a jury will hear the full story, one that includes critical facts and context that the grand jury simply didn’t get to hear.”

Howard again raised Anthony’s self-defense claim in his statement Tuesday.

“We expect that when the full story is heard, the prosecution will not be able to rule out the reasonable doubt that Karmelo Anthony may have acted in self defense,” Howard said. “Self defense is a fundamental right guaranteed every American.”

Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, told WFAA in a statement that he’s “pleased that we are moving forward.”

“With the first degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system,” Jeff Metcalf said. “I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.“

On Wednesday, July 9, a judge set a trial date for Anthony. Court records show Anthony is scheduled to go before a jury of his peers on a charge of murder on June 1, 2026.

As of July 9, Anthony remains out on bond. His bond agreement stipulates that he must wear an ankle monitor and ask permission to leave his home. If Anthony violates any conditions of his bond, he will have to return to jail.