A Collin County jury has ruled on the fate of Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet, after attorneys delivered closing arguments and rested their cases in a trial that has drawn national attention.

The jury found Anthony, 19, guilty of murder on June 9, NBC 5 DFW and Fox 4 reported.

Anthony was charged with murder in the April 2025 death of Metcalf, 17, at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. According to Fox 4 News, jurors began deliberating on Tuesday after hearing final arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys following four days of testimony and evidence.

The jury was tasked to determine whether Anthony intentionally or knowingly caused Metcalf's death, whether the evidence supports a lesser charge of manslaughter, or whether Anthony acted in self-defense, as his attorneys have argued. After being found guilty of murder, Anthony is facing a sentence ranging from five years to life in prison, according to Fox 4 News.