We have now heard from six teens who were at the stadium the day Austin Metcalf was stabbed by Karmelo Anthony. Four out of the six are black . All have testified that Karmelo Anthony was asked to leave the Memorial HS team tent, provoked Austin Metcalf, and pulled a knife *before or while* Austin had even pushed Karmelo.
"I'm not going to fight you at a track meet, dude,' Austin told Karmelo, according to teen #3.
During cross examination , defense attorney asks, 'Did he (Austin) grab hold of him (Karmelo?)
Teen #4 says, "He didn't get the chance to grab hold of him. He was already stabbed."
Teen #6 described watching the verbal back and forth between Austin and Karmelo, while Karmelo had his hands in his backpack and claimed he had something in his bag.
'The vein in his arm was visible. It looked like he was grabbing something,' teen #6 said.
@rsearsavon@queenie4rmnola He wasn't jumped by anyone! You are being fed lies! He was only asked to leave from a team tent and he wouldn't. He kept provoking the boy in charge of watching the belongings in the tent.
@bAnthonYsr@SantasTavern He Didn't watch the video. Why are you so dumb? The reporters from inside the courtroom have all seen it and reported only 2 people are shown having an altercation! Stop Spreading LIES
Second teenager, who is black, says that Austin even called out Karmelo when Karmelo put his hands in his backpack. According to the second teen, Austin said something like, "This is Frisco. You don't have anything in there.' And all the other teens agreed.
The second teen was sitting right next to Karmelo. Austin's shoving of Karmelo wasn't even hard enough that Karmelo touched him when it happened. Second teen says stabbing happened so quickly that he didn't even realize it had happened and he was sitting right next to Karmelo
'I just remember being in shock and not really knowing where to go,' the second teen says once he realized what had happened.
Prosector: Did it seem like Austin was trying to pick a fight?
Second teen: no sir
Prosecutor: Did it seem like Karmelo wanted to pick a fight?
Second teen: yes sir
Boy says Karmelo was provoking Austin. Austin pushed Karmelo and then Karmelo stabbed him. He added that the knife came from a backpack in Karmelo's lap. During the back and forth between Karmelo and Austin, Karmelo had his hands in the backpack, the boy said. After the stabbing, Karmelo threw the knife up the bleachers and then ran away. Boy said he didn't expect the stabbing at all.
'Austin fell onto the bleacher onto this back. And then he got up and went against the fence and guardrail and his chest was all bloody."
I think he said, "Oh my God,' the boy said.
The boy called the ambulance at this point. Prosecutor asked the boy how hard Austin pushed Karmelo Anthony. Boy said it was somewhere in between a light shove and a hard shove. Hunter was at the bottom of the tent and was NOT involved in this. Boy denies anyone ganged up on Karmelo.
"I remember it getting more aggressive," the teen said.
"I remember Karmelo refusing to leave. Then Austin asked him to leave.'
Anthony said, 'Touch me and find out,' the boy recalled.
Boy says Karmelo was asked to leave about 15 times by Austin and several others.
He says no one ganged up on him and he didn't think a fight was going to break out. He thought were might be 'minor pushing at most.'
Teen says this went on for 2 minutes and adds that both Austin and Karmelo were angry at this point.
@gillmore_stacey@ThomLately You obviously can't read. Report says clearly witnesses saw The killer antagonize the victim and then stab him. The killer fled and confessed.