Karmelo Anthony was moved to an undisclosed location for his safety.
The 17-year-old was arrested on April 2 after a fatal stabbing at a Frisco ISD track meet.
Representatives for the family of the Frisco murder suspect informed the media that the teenager had to be moved as they were “gravely concerned” about threats against them.
Because of the threats, the Next Generation Action Network says the courts approved Anthony to be moved from his home to an undisclosed location to “ensure his immediate safety.”
Anthony, a 17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, was arrested and charged with murder for fatally stabbing Frisco Memorial High School student-athlete Austin Metcalf at the University Interscholastic League’s District 11-5A championship track meet at Frisco ISD’s Kuykendall Stadium.
His bail was originally $1 million but was then lowered to $250,000. Karmelo Anthony was released from jail and placed under house arrest last week.
In a press conference last week, Anthony’s mother, Kala Hayes, said her family had been targeted with threats and harassment.
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NEW: Karmelo Anthony has been moved to an undisclosed location following his release from jail, according to his family.
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Karmelo Anthony Has An Uphill battle To Prove Self Defense
The 17-year-old charged in the stabbing death of high school track star Austin Metcalf will face an “uphill battle” if his attorneys present a self-defense claim in court.
Anthony was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf on April 2 at the Kuykendall Stadium..
Julie Rendelman, a former Deputy Bureau Chief in the Kings County District Attorney’s Homicide Bureau, argues that Anthony may have trouble proving he used reasonable force to protect himself.
“If the evidence is what it is right now, I think he’s going to have an uphill battle claiming self-defense,” Julie Rendelman, a New York attorney who is not involved in the case, told Fox News Digital. “But we may learn much, much more that changes that perspective. And that could be for a jury or a grand jury to decide.”
According to witnesses, Metcalf, from Memorial High School, and Anthony, from Centennial High School, became involved in a verbal altercation over where he was seated.
Anthony reportedly warned Metcalf several times not to touch him before he stabbed him.
