re: State witness testifies about the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf

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him getting the needle in Texas is a slam dunk if the DA wanted to go that far.

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He cannot get the death penalty, because he was under 18 when the crime occured.

The reactions from these blacks on X is so fricking nauseating. Saw a man outside the trial today hollering "Only good cracker is a dead cracker" all day. Stuff like that makes me think lets just line up and do it and get it over with because this is unsustainable, Theyre at war with us already

It's pretty obvious to me that it his end goal was to stab someone in the chest. Premeditated murder. Death row.

They let him graduate.

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Don’t all kids bring knife to track meets?

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Only when trying to cut your time.

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Well, they can be consoled with the money from the GoFundMe. It's up to 600K.

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I thought they already blew that on mcmansions and SUVs

Has anybody answered the question....why was he (Anthony) there in the first place?

I'm seeing nothing about him: participating in an event, having a relative participating in an event, him being a track official, him teaching ESL to other Mf-ers at one of these schools.....

I am pretty certain he wasn’t on a track team but it’s possible I guess. Based off of his social media profile he was more concerned with other activities

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Now dumbasses wil claim self defense.

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The next witness called to the stand was a 17-year-old rising senior whose father was recently murdered in California. He is a running back on the Memorial High School football team and was a member of the track team.

He told jurors that Metcalf was his team captain in football and was a leader. He described him as "someone who believed in him."

This witness again walked through the events that happened step by step. He testified that he was putting on his shorts when he saw Metcalf talking to Anthony. He described Metcalf asking Anthony who he was and said Anthony "was trying to provoke him."

The witness testified that Metcalf said something to the effect of, "Dude, I’m not gonna fight you at a track meet."

"Did you think a fight was going to happen?" the prosecutor asked.

"No, because Austin said, ‘I’m not going to fight you at the track meet.’ Those were his exact words," the 17-year-old witness said.

Like the student witnesses before him, the teen said Anthony was the aggressor, and it did not appear to be an act of self-defense.

He said he had the impression that Anthony was trying to "blend in with the crowd" after the stabbing.




"What did you think when he sat there," the prosecutor asked.

"I was questioning why he was here," the teen said.

He said he wondered if Anthony had friends there. He told jurors it's "weird" for students to come to other tents.

Once Anthony sat down, the teen said he heard Metcalf ask him why he was there.

He said Metcalf asked him multiple times to leave but he did not. Anthony said several times that he had something in his bag. The teen testified that the knife already had to be opened because there was no way he could have stabbed Metcalf that fast.

"Did either Austin or Karmelo get angry?" the state asked.

"Not angry but more frustrated," the teen said.

He said he didn’t know why it escalated so fast. He testified that Anthony got more aggressive the more he was asked to leave.

"Did it appear Austin wanted to fight?" the prosecutor asked.

"No," the teen said.

When asked why he thought Anthony was bluffing about having something in his bag, the teen said it was because, "I would never think someone would have a knife at a track meet."

"Was anyone on their feet because a fight was going to break out?" the state asked.

"No, sir," the teen replied.

"Would people be standing if they thought a fight was about to break out?" the prosecutor asked.

"Yes, sir, recording on cellphones," the teen said.

He described Anthony walking away. Then after a few steps he started jogging, then walking. "He was calm," the teen testified.

The teen said the altercation did not look like self-defense. He said Anthony was the aggressor and the one who provoked the fight.