Austin Metcalf’s father is talking out after a judge denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a brand new trial within the deadly stabbing of his then-17-year-old son at a Texas highschool observe meet.
In an unique interview with ABC Information, Jeff Metcalf stated he doesn’t consider the conviction and jail sentence can deliver his household justice.
Jeff Metcalf, father of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf who was stabbed to loss of life at a observe meet in Frisco, Texas in April 2025, speaks with ABC Information, August 24, 2026.
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“No. There is no such factor. I received handed a life sentence,” Metcalf stated when requested whether or not he felt he obtained justice.
“So did Meghan, Hunter. So did all people else in my household and her household,” he continued, referring to Austin’s mom, Meghan Metcalf and twin brother, Hunter Metcalf. “We do not ever get to see Austin once more. We do not get to speak to him, hug him.”
Metcalf stated his household will now face numerous milestones and holidays with out Austin.
“There’s an empty seat at Christmas, Thanksgiving. Unwrapped packages. Graduations, missed. Birthdays. Being an aunt or an uncle. All taken away,” he stated.
Anthony, now 19, was convicted of homicide in June and sentenced to 35 years in jail for fatally stabbing Austin throughout an altercation at a observe meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. Anthony’s attorneys argued at trial that he acted in self-defense, whereas prosecutors known as the killing “unjustified” and “plain and easy homicide.”
Tune in to “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 7 to 9 a.m. ET on ABC for extra of the interview with Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf.
Metcalf stated that regardless of the ache his household has endured, he feels some sympathy for Anthony over the results he now faces.
Jeff Metcalf, father of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf who was stabbed to loss of life at a observe meet in Frisco, Texas in April 2025, speaks with ABC Information, August 24, 2026.
ABC Information
“He nonetheless will get to see his household. It is a tragedy he must be in jail. I really feel sorry for him,” Metcalf stated. “Simply by way of the truth that his life is just about ruined.”
However Metcalf added, “I do not really feel sorry for what he did, although. He must be held accountable.”
Metcalf’s feedback come after retired Kaufman County District Choose Michael Chitty denied Anthony’s motion for a brand new trial on Saturday.
Anthony’s new attorneys had claimed he was “coerced” into waiving his proper to testify amid a dispute over an settlement between the trial attorneys limiting sure character proof. The protection additionally alleged that courtroom restrictions imposed by Collin County Choose John Roach, who presided over the homicide trial, denied Anthony a good trial.
Chitty was assigned to supervise the case after Roach was faraway from additional proceedings following the protection’s problem to his impartiality.
Following the denial of the movement for a brand new trial, Anthony’s appellate legal professional, Russell Wilson, stated in an announcement that the authorized staff will proceed an enchantment within the Fifth Courtroom of Appeals and “pursue each authorized treatment out there to our shopper.”
