TRACK STAR STABBED DEAD, SUSPECT WALKS FREE, VICTIM’S ATTACKED, HOME “SWATTED”

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Karmelo Anthony's bond hearing allowed him to walk free after the judge lowered his bond from $1,000,000 to $250,000. This occurred after the family hired new counsel, Mike Howard, a Dallas criminal defense attorney.

The defense used the hearing to discuss the character of the accused killer, Karmelo Anthony, highlighting his role as captain of both his high school football and track teams. Described as the oldest of three children, Anthony had never been arrested prior to the murder. His father testified that he worked at Foot Locker, as well as a second job at an H-E-B supermarket, before the stabbing.

Prosecutors questioned Andrew Anthony, father of the accused, about why Karmelo Anthony's bond should be reduced, given that the family had already raised over

$400,000 from a crowdfunding site. Anthony stated that he has no access to the donated funds and cannot afford to pay the million-dollar bond. Anthony's lawyers argued that the money is not intended for bail but should be used for his legal defense.

As the defendant walks free, we learn that the family of Austin Metcalf is dealing with threats and swatting incidents. Metcalf's mother's home was targeted with a false report claiming someone had been shot in the mouth. She was not home when police arrived.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Lisa Herrick - Board-certified Juvenile Attorney, Partner at Varghese Summersett, and Former Juvenile Prosecutor; Instagram & Twitter: versustexas, TikTok: lisa_herrick_attorney, Facebook and Youtube: Varghese Summersett
Dr. John Delatorre - Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; Twitter, IG, and TikTok - @drjohndelatorre
Douglas Griffin - Senior Police Officer and President of the Houston Police Officer’s Union, Served 29 years Specializing in the Gang Task Force and Divisional Gang Unit
Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County NEW Podcast, May projected launch date, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Katy Barber - Senior Digital Content Producer at My San Antonio
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0:00.0	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
0:06.4	The Texas Track Star Stabber walks free.
0:12.3	Walks free after a brutal stabbing of a football star.
0:18.7	This, as the victim's family is attacked.
0:23.7	The victim's mother's home swatted.
0:28.2	This, as we learn, the killer's family is set to buy a new house with donations.
0:37.1	I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. I want to thank you for being with donations. I'm Nancy Grace.
0:38.0	This is crime stories.
0:39.4	I want to thank you for being with us.
0:41.6	Accused teen killer Anthony Carmelo pleads with a Texas judge for a lower bond on the basis of his age and lack of criminal record.
0:49.1	Despite allegedly stabbing to death a fellow student at a track meet, the judge meets his demands.
0:56.0	What? Okay. If we have the facts correct, the suspect stabbed an unarmed teen boy.
1:08.2	But yet I'm hearing that the suspect has walked free. I am also learning that it was
1:18.4	urged in court that the suspect has no criminal history. He's a juvenile. Listen to this.
1:27.9	Anthony's father was questioned about an incident involving his son that happened at Carmelo's high school in February.
1:34.1	The Daily Mail refers to the incident as an altercation assault, but as the situation was handled internally by the Frisco Independent School District, it is unclear if Anthony was the aggressor or merely a witness to the incident or even what type of incident occurred.
1:48.8	And his brother was holding him trying to hold the blood in and he passed my son, watched his brother die in his arms.
2:00.4	That from our friends at Fox 4, Dallas, Fort Worth News.
2:03.3	Okay, let me understand this.
2:05.3	Straight out to trial lawyer, Lisa Herrick, partner at Vargy, Somerset, and former juvenile
2:14.1	prosecutor, Lisa, thank you for being with us.
2:16.8	When I can't get a straight answer, that makes me think that there is subterfuge.
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