New details have emerged in the case of Karmelo Anthony, whose request for a new trial has brought previously undisclosed evidence into the courtroom.

During a recent hearing in Collin County, Texas, prosecutors revealed allegations concerning Anthony’s behavior toward his former girlfriend in the hours before he fatally stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in April 2025.

Anthony was convicted of murder in June 2026 and sentenced to 35 years in prison. He has maintained that he acted in self-defense and is now asking the court for a new trial.

A Troubling Morning
According to prosecutors, Anthony’s former girlfriend had previously told a school administrator that he was stalking her and refusing to accept that their relationship had ended.

On the morning of April 2, 2025 — the same day Austin Metcalf was killed — she reportedly received an unsettling message from Anthony.

The message allegedly said, “Im lowk on the verge,” and included a pH๏τograph of a knife.

Prosecutors presented the information during the hearing because the jury that convicted Anthony never heard this evidence during the original trial.

Evidence the Jury Never Saw
The newly revealed material is part of a much larger collection of information about Anthony that prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed not to introduce during the murder trial.

The agreement was designed to keep the proceedings focused on what happened at the track meet rather than bringing up potentially inflammatory details about either teenager’s past.

Anthony’s defense team now argues that the arrangement, along with other issues surrounding the original proceedings, affected his ability to receive a fair trial.

The prosecution, meanwhile, has pointed to the newly disclosed evidence as part of the context surrounding Anthony’s behavior before the fatal confrontation.

The Fatal Confrontation
On April 2, 2025, Anthony and Metcalf were both 17 when they encountered each other at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.

According to the case presented at trial, a confrontation developed after Anthony was told to leave an area being used by Metcalf’s team.

The encounter ended when Anthony stabbed Metcalf. Metcalf later died from his injuries.

Anthony maintained that he had been protecting himself during the confrontation, but a jury ultimately rejected his self-defense claim and found him guilty of murder. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison in June.

Why the New Evidence Matters
The latest revelations do not automatically change Anthony’s conviction.

Instead, his new legal team is asking the court to determine whether problems with the original trial were serious enough to justify giving him another opportunity to defend himself.

A new judge, Michael Chitty, is reviewing the request after the original trial judge, John Roach, was removed from the post-trial proceedings following a successful motion to recuse him. Collin County has confirmed that the August 20 hearing concerned Anthony’s request for a new trial.

The hearing has also brought renewed attention to evidence concerning Austin Metcalf that was withheld from the original jury. Prosecutors and defense attorneys had deliberately agreed to keep potentially damaging background information about both teenagers outside the trial, amid concerns that such evidence could inflame tensions surrounding the highly publicized case.

A Case Still Far From Over
For Austin Metcalf’s family, the legal developments reopen painful questions surrounding the death of their son.

For Anthony, the proceedings represent an attempt to overturn a conviction that has already resulted in a decades-long prison sentence.

The court must now decide whether the issues raised by Anthony’s defense warrant a new trial.

Whatever the eventual ruling, the latest testimony has added another complicated layer to a case that has already attracted intense national attention — and revealed information that the original jury was never allowed to hear.

Source: People