Karmelo Anthony looked stunned in a new mugshot as he was transferred to a Texas prison to begin his 35-year sentence for murdering fellow high school athlete Austin Metcalf.
Anthony, 19, appeared with his head shaved and wearing a sleeveless tunic in the photo, obtained by CBS 11.
The convicted killer was transferred to the Wallace Pack Unit, near Houston, Texas, on Wednesday morning. He spent the previous night in county jail.
Karmelo Anthony looked stunned in a new mugshot after he was transferred to a state prison in Texas. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice
Anthony will begin his 35-year sentence for murdering Austin Metcalf at Wallace Pack Unit near Houston, Texas. Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagIt remains unclear if Anthony will serve the remainder of his sentence at the Wallace Pack Unit, but Fox 4 previously reported he would be transferred to an intake facility in Huntsville before being assigned to a prison.
He won’t be eligible for parole for 17½ years, and would be about 54 years old if he got out of prison after serving a full term.
Anthony was found guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday for the slaying of 17-year-old Metcalf, who had been asking Anthony to leave his team’s tent at a high school track meet in April 2025.
Metcalf asked Anthony upward of 15 times to leave the tent — but Anthony refused, finally saying, “Touch me and find out” before Metcalf pushed him.
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Anthony then pulled out a 3½-inch knife and stabbed Metcalf in the chest, piercing his heart and leaving a 2-inch gash.
Metcalf was unconscious by the time help arrived, while Anthony was quickly apprehended after trying to run.
The jury took only about three hours to convict the teen, and settled on first-degree murder rather than second-degree or manslaughter — both of which would have resulted in significantly shorter sentences.
Anthony already filed a motion to begin his appeal on Wednesday, which legal experts expected to be centered around his team’s claims that the prosecution was racist.
At the center of their complaints was the jury, which had white, Asian and Hispanic members — but no black people.
Three black jury candidates were rejected by the prosecution because they were teachers, with the prosecution fearful that they could be biased toward either Metcalf or Anthony because both were high school juniors when the killing happened.
Anthony’s defense claimed the rejection of the jurors was racist, but the judge disagreed and accepted the rejections.
