US teen Karmelo Anthony gets 35 years after conviction in stabbing death

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Paul A ReidJournalist at Jamaica Observer

June 10, 2026

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US teen Karmelo Anthony gets 35 years after conviction in stabbing death

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Texas teen Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday, just hours after being found guilty of murder in the death of a fellow high school student at a track meet.

The 19-year-old had faced a maximum of 99 years imprisonment for the April 2025 fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Even though Anthony was just 17 at the time of the incident, Texas law allowed him to be charged as an adult.

READ: Texas teen Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in death of Austin Metcalf

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