OAN Staff Abril Elfi
3:20 PM – Saturday, April 5, 2025
The lawyer for Karmelo Anothony, the 17-year-old accused of murdering Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, has insisted that he does not have “any reason” to think his client was not acting “in self defense” and will request his bond to be lowered.
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After briefly meeting with the teenager on Friday afternoon, Anthony’s attorney Deric Walpole told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth that he believes his client acted in self-defense when he thrust a knife into Metcalf’s heart, as Anthony allegedly told police during his arrest.
“I know that my client said it was self defense. I don’t have any reason to disbelieve that, but I need to develop facts, talk to people, and figure out what’s…
