Karmelo Anthony Trial Recap: All Witnesses & Key Evidence

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: On April 2, 2025, during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, investigators say a confrontation between 17-year-old Carmelo Anthony and 17-year-old Austin Metcalf began under a team tent where athletes had gathered because of rainy weather. The encounter ended when Metcalf was stabbed in the chest and later died from his injuries. Anthony was arrested and charged with murder, but maintained that he acted in self-defense. The case quickly attracted national attention, generating widespread debate on social media, public demonstrations, and intense scrutiny of criminal justice process. Because Anthony was 17 years old at the time of the incident, Texas law allows him to be tried as an adult. Alright, I've been out of town visiting family for the past week. That's why I've been lacking. This is a full breakdown of the Carmelo Anthony trial. I look at every single witness. I know this is a very controversial case. It's politicized. I'm not into all that. I'm into the facts of what happened in court. That's what this video is. Once self-defense is raised, Texas law requires the prosecution to convince the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not acting in self-defense. Consider these questions. Did Anthony reasonably believe deadly force was immediately necessary to protect himself? Was he facing an unlawful threat of force? Was the amount of force reasonable under the circumstances? If jurors have reasonable doubt that Anthony acted in self-defense, then they find him not guilty. If they conclude that the prosecution disproved the self-defense theory, then it's guilty. Alright, June 4th, opening statements and testimony. Prosecutors have made several pretrial motions for the judge to consider. Each side is allotted 20 minutes for opening statements. That's pretty short from what I've seen in the past trials. First assistant district attorney Bill Worski began for the prosecution. Quote unquote, he plunged a knife into his heart and ran away. Worski tells jurors describing what he says Anthony did to Austin. Worski called the killing an unjustified provoked murder. This case is not self-defense. He said this was simply senseless. Worski told the jurors they would see surveillance video and that the video tells the story. He references words witnesses claim Anthony said before Metcalfe was stabbed. Touch me, see what happens. Worski argues that Anthony provoked and goaded Metcalfe into touching him. So obviously, by law, you can't be the provocateur. You can't incite it or bait someone to attack you and then claim self-defense. Same shit with Chud. I haven't even covered the Chud shit yet. It's so cringe, dude. This country is a shit show right now, but whatever. Let's keep going. At one point, Worski points to Anthony, who at the time was a student at Frisco Sentinel High School, attending a track meet at Metcalfe's Frisco Memorial High School. This man, quote unquote, Worski told jurors, made a beeline for the memorial tent. Several memorial athletes told Anthony to leave. The tent, he said, was their locker room. Worski said Anthony goaded and taunted and provoked Metcalfe. Worski said Anthony produced a knife and swiftly plunged it into Austin. Worski said Anthony then ran off and tried to blend in. Worski told jurors that students at the track meet pointed out Anthony as he was trying to leave the track meet. Worski told jurors that when an officer who arrived at the scene encountered Anthony, he radioed, I have the alleged suspect. Worski said the officer reported that Anthony told him, I'm not alleged, I did it. Anthony also alleged he told the officer, he talked to me first and I told him not to. According to Worski, he told jurors, Anthony tossed a knife and tried to slip away from the scene. He told the jurors that he will see a video from the scene and that they will hear from witnesses. You cannot provoke someone and produce a knife and take a life. Now, defense attorney Mike Howard gave his opening statement. There's been a lot of noise around this case, a lot of completely false information. Referring to Anthony by his nickname, Mello. He described his client as his son. He's a brother, the oldest of four. He's a friend, a boyfriend, student who graduated 3.7 GPA while holding two jobs, playing football and track. He told the jurors that Anthony's father works as a finance manager with a car dealership and that his mother is a nurse. They're from Louisiana. Howard said they wanted their family to have a better life. That's why they came to Dallas-Fort Worth middle freshman year. They came to Frisco for that better life. Howard described what happened on April 2nd at the Frisco ISD stadium. Every team at the track meet had a tent except for Anthony's school Sentinel, which only had a tarp. Mello is in a normal mood. He's relaxing with his teammates, Howard told the jury. Why did this school only bring a tarp? It's kind of crazy. Would this have happened if this team just brought a tent? As weather turns bad, Mello goes to look for a place to get out of the rain and goes to the Memorial High School tent where Metcalf is. I would feel so uncomfortable. In high school, I would never think about doing something like this. I would be like, I would feel like I'm invading someone's space. I don't know why, but I mean, unless I knew them and I were like friends with some kids on the other team. I don't know. I feel like this would be extremely awkward. I wish we could just see the video of the context of everything. Howard told jurors the video they will see establishes some things, but will not show everything. Mello walks out and see someone he recognizes from Memorial High School. The two were talking. Everything seemed fine. Everyone there under the tent, except for Mello is from Memorial. So he did know someone apparently under the tent. Defense lawyer is obviously trying to frame it. That's why he's under the tent. He recognized someone. Howard told jurors that Austin and his twin brother, Hunter, confronted Anthony, who is 5'8 and 130 pounds. Howard said that Metcalf and his brother are 6'1, about 213, which is about 83 pounds heavier than his client. So he's pointing out like the size difference here. The chess match is already beginning. Reframing the evidence for the jury. Howard said Anthony told him, as long as you don't touch me, we're cool. Howard said Austin Metcalf said, I know you don't got anything in that bag. Austin Metcalf makes the first physical contact. Austin grabs, shoves, pushes Anthony. Jeff Metcalf in the courtroom shakes his head when the defense lawyer says this. Grabs, shoves, and pushes. Okay. Howard said Anthony was forced to decide what to do in fear and chaos. After Anthony defended himself, he ran. Howard told jurors he dropped the knife by the bleachers. He left it right by the tent. Howard said Anthony fell as he was going down the bleachers. Howard said prosecutor's contention that Anthony was slipping away was wrong. Anthony went directly to a coach. Reframing it. He's not trying to run or blend in. Prosecutors call their first witness, Mark Porter, a forensic video analyst. Mark Porter testifies about his analysis of the surveillance video from the track meet. There were five different videos. Prosecutors show the first video of the jurors in the courtroom. It's a wide shot of the football stadium with only half of the field visible. It's difficult to see, and Porter said he worked on magnification to help state review the video. Still images of peers are so Anthony handcuffed and walking with two officers. Prosecutors Dewey and Mitchell showed jurors zoomed in video from the stadium from the day of the stabbing. It shows the yellow Memorial High School tent figures under the tent. Mitchell and witness Porter take jurors frame by frame, showing Metcalf entering the tent at 9.54 a.m. A few minutes later in the video, Porter testifies that it appears one person pushes another, but it's unclear who was shown. Another video from another camera, Metcalf and his twin brother are walking into the stadium. Metcalf, their father, has his head down, not watching. Their mother, though, appears to be watching. Another video shows to the jurors, showing an individual getting handcuffed by an officer. Someone is shown dropping to their knees and what appears to be staff running in and out of the frame, directing people with their hands. The judge then calls lunch break. After lunch, they go over the surveillance video some more. Another videos we've seen today show the altercation or the stabbing. The images and the video are not clear because they have to magnify them to see them. Also, it was raining on the April day in 2025 and there are people walking, holding umbrellas as they cross the tent at the bottom of the bleachers. Prosecutor Dewey Mitchell appears to be trying to establish how much time elapses from the time Austin and his twin brother enter the stadium and reach their team's tent until the altercation. Mark Porter testified that after the altercation, he believes it is Carmelo Anthony Singh running, perhaps jogging away from the tent. Anthony appears to be moving toward the entrance of the stadium. So it looks like he's going towards an exit, apparently. At least that's what this witness is saying. Jurors appear to be intently watching the videos. Half the courtroom cannot even see the TV screen facing the jurors. There's only one video screen and is facing jurors. People on the left side of the courtroom can only see the video play out. The video continues to spotlight Anthony's movements away from the memorial tent to the entrance where he's then met with officers and escorted out by them. Once he's arrested and escorted out, the video shows student uniforms running, some casually walking, exiting the stadium. Prosecutor Dewey Mitchell ends his examination of the forensic video witness by saying 15 minutes elapsed from the time Austin Metcalf and his twin brother walk into the stadium to the time that Anthony's led away under arrest. Defense attorney Toby Shook cross-examines Mark Porter. Shook gets Porter to admit that the video doesn't definitely show when the argument between Anthony and Metcalf begins or ends. Porter testifies that there appears to be some shoving on the video. Porter said it's possible that the person being pushed may have been sitting down. Porter says it appears to be a shove and when asked by Shook could have been a punch. Porter answers that's a possibility. Porter testified that he can't tell with certainty whether it's a shove or punch. So defense lawyers now had some reasonable doubt that it's a shove or punch. I'm sure we're going to get a bunch more witnesses though that are going to detail what they see and it's probably a shove. After the incident, the video appears to show Anthony walking the track. He is met by a coach who has his arms over him. What looks like some form of embrace. It appears Anthony is squatting on the track grabbing his head. Shook appears to be trying to make the point that Anthony did not run away from the scene and hide like the state said he did. The prosecutor's next witness is Robert Starr. This is Robert Starr, head track coach for Memorial High School. As prosecutor Bill Worski shows jurors pictures of Metcalf brothers, their mother wipes her eyes. Coach Starr told the jurors about the importance of these team tents at the track meets. He said they are meant specifically for students of the school. Worski, do they have any policy on bringing weapons? Witness, weapons are not allowed in any shape or form or fashion. Starr testified that kids have to sign a code of conduct that includes a prohibition on bringing weapons to a school event. He said kids bringing weapons may happen in some inner city districts. He said Memorial was hosting the track meet and he asked several of his upperclassmen to be leaders on that day. He said he sent a text to Austin to step up and be a leader that day. He said there was no official rain delay during the district meet. The coach testified that when he went over to check on the commotion at his team's tent, I see Austin on the ground, his face purple and there's a big hole in his chest. Quote unquote, coach do something. The coach said Hunter Metcalf told him. He said students pointed Anthony as he was walking to the track. Coach said he approached Anthony. He was walking very calmly and asked him what the hell did you do? He said Anthony responded. He put his hands on me. Quote unquote. The coach told the jurors he threw his hat and put his hands in the air and he was overcome by frustration and emotion. Everybody was praying. The coach testified becoming emotional. Jeff Metcalf doubled over in his seat, crying quietly, shaking his head as the coach also cries in the stand. I just knew Austin was gone. The coach told the jurors. Jesus, some intense shit right here. Coach identifies Anthony courtroom saying he looks different now. He's clean cut today. Coach Starr, who is black, testified he threatened to kick Austin Metcalf off the track team because he decided to go fishing and leave early from a school event. Starr said he let him back on the team for his district meet because he was a captain of the football team and wanted him to learn a lesson. Prosecutor Bill Worski showed a text exchange between the coach and Metcalf. Quote unquote, be a leader. I'm going to lean in on my older guys. For sure, coach. I got you. The day after the stab, the coach said he texted Metcalf's phone even though he knew the young man was gone. Love you, man. Sorry, I didn't say enough. He cried in court as he read the words aloud. On cross, here we go, defense attorney Toby shook, asked the coach about the track culture. Shook asked if buddies ever go and talk to someone in another team's tent. It's not common, not a part of the team's policy, the coach answered. Because of security, people's personal belongings, etc. Coach testified he did not know that Sentinel, Anthony's school, did not have a tent that day. So defense tried to get it out that if you're friends with someone, you can go in the other school's tent. But the coach was like, nah, you don't really do that. But the rain could change that. Like if the team doesn't have a fucking tent, like the kids looking to try to get out of the rain. But why is there a track meet during the rain? Can't people just like slip and slide and tear their ACL or some shit? What the hell's going on here? All right. Next, prosecution called Tiffany Whittaker, Memorial High School's athletic trainer. She told the jurors the track tent is like a locker room. The visiting team does not go to the home team, which she called an unwritten rule and track culture. If you think about football too, imagine football going under another team's tent. That ain't gonna happen. I mean, even baseball, like that shit's not flying. But it's a different sport, whatever. She was working the district meet at the stadium. She said there was a lot of confusion on that day because of the rain. Some athletes were on the field, some were on the bus, some were under the tent. At one point, she said she heard screaming. She said she saw a student pointing out Anthony's the person involved. She told another coach that Anthony stabbed someone and to get in front of him to prevent him from walking further. She tended to also met calf performing CPR until paramedics arrived. I'm in autopilot. You just keep going until help arrives, she told jurors. She said she was not hopeful when she saw the wound. I guess there wasn't any cross. The next witness is coach Vincent Hooper. Asked about track culture and use of the tent. He said, you want your kids in your camp. He said after the stabbing, another coach asked him to hold Anthony. So he said he put his arms around him and asked, what did you do? Coach Hooper said Anthony answered, he put his hands on me. I stabbed him. Coach Hooper told Anthony that this could change his life if Metcalf died. Hooper testified that Anthony told him he's not going to die. Metcalf's mother, who's in the courtroom, began crying. Hooper described Metcalf after he had been stabbed. He was pale, white, and there was a puddle of blood. Defense lawyer Toby Shook asked Hooper whether he agreed that Anthony genuinely felt upset about the incident. Hooper said he did. Trying to show the jury there was remorse and he wasn't like ruthless after the killing, like fuck him. You know what I'm saying? I mean, that's what the defense lawyer is trying to frame it. You know what I'm saying? State's next witness is Joshua Rebman, Liberty High School football coach. He was at the track meet helping. His school had two tents up, one for boys, one for girls. He was 20 feet away from the memorial tent, didn't see or hear anything before. He saw kids panicking and scattering. He went over and found Austin with his back to the fence, holding his abdomen. Coach Rebman, who told the jurors he had military combat experience, said he took off his jacket and put pressure on the wound and yelled for someone to call 911. Rebman said he pushed Metcalf's brother off of him so he could put pressure on the wound. He described watching Austin Metcalf die as he and others tried to stop the bleeding and perform CPR. Metcalf's parents cried as they listened to the coach, described their son's last breaths. Proskers played the 911 recording. Quote unquote, I need paramex right away. I have an athlete that was stabbed. In the background, you hear confusion, voices yelling, crying. Stay with me, Austin. Stay with me, Austin. Stay with me, Austin. Several people in the courtroom audience cry as they listen to the call, grabbing and using tissues. Carmelo has his head down. They show the jurors the jacket he used to stop the bleeding. Worst guy put on gloves, opens the evidence bag and pulled out the jacket. It appears to have blood on it. How much blood was there externally on Austin Metcalf? Quite a bit, the coach told the jurors. Justified he did everything he could to save the young man's life. On cross-examination, defense lawyer Toby Shook asked the witness if he was aware that Sentinel did not have a tent that day at the meet. He said he was not. So defense just keeps reiterating. He had nowhere to go. He was trying to get out of the rain. I just realized, where was Carmelo's teammates? Were they under the tarp or were they somewhere else? That's a good question for the state to ask, to be like, why didn't Carmelo go there? You know what I'm saying? Like hint towards that. Was the tarp working successfully to stop rain? Like I have so many questions about this tarp. Here are pictures from that day. It's a prosecutor up. Carmelo and his lawyers. Or not pictures, artwork. You know what I'm saying. Defense lawyer up during opening. All right, day four. Testimony continues. Prosecutor's first witness is Neil Adams, a firefighter and paramedic. He responded to the call of a stabbing. He said 911 call came in about 10 a.m. and took about six or seven minutes to arrive on scene. He told Jersey it was drizzling at the time. He told Jersey he jumped a fence once he arrived and rushed to the tent where he found Metcalfe. There's no respiration. He did not have a pulse. Metcalfe was removed from the bleachers to inside an ambulance and despite life-saving measures being taken, he never regained consciousness. The state's next witness is Eduardo Cortez. I think, so I'm guessing defense is not cross-examining a lot of these people that are just like basic facts. A Frisco PD school resource officer, former U.S. Marine. He got a stabbing call over the radio. He told the Jersey he ran from the middle school to the stadium. We saw a crowd around the tent. He saw Carmelo on the other side of the fence and the walking along the fence together. He said Anthony was cooperative. He told the Jersey he handcuffed to Anthony and radioed. I have the alleged suspect detained. This is when Anthony says I'm not alleged. I did it. Cortez said Anthony told him without being prompted. He put his hands on me. I told him not to. When he placed Anthony in a police car, Anthony asked if Austin was okay. He also said there was blood on Anthony's middle finger. All right, so that's somewhat good for the defense that he's asking if he's okay, but so far this is not looking good. Jersey now being shown in a surveillance video of the arrest. Cortez is shown walking on a steep grass hill. He runs to the stadium. Student points out Anthony, Cortez, and Anthony meet at the fence. Cortez says it is no secret that weapons are not allowed at the stadium. He agrees with prosecutor Bill Worski when asked if bringing a weapon is unprecedented and never encountered. Jurors and the audience are shown Cortez's body cam video. The Fortnite clip shows Cortez with Anthony whose back is to the officer. Anthony has hands up over his head. The body cam shows him walking along the fence. Anthony is being walked to the car. The video depicts him crying and saying he put his hands on me. 30 seconds later, Anthony is heard answering questions about his school and is no longer crying. The next witness is Jacob Schals, another Frisco PD officer. He describes the rain as heavy and on and off. He helped secure a crime scene and collect evidence. We were looking for a knife. He said a school administrator spotted the knife, which was three to four rows from the crime tape. They found Anthony's sentinel backpack. Jurors were shown a picture of the memorial high school tent. Anthony's blue backpack, eight to nine rows up. They were shown a picture of what's described as a folding knife. It is sitting. It is shown sitting on the bleachers partially open. It has a black blade and a gray handle. Prosecutor Bill Worski pulled the knife out of the evidence box and removed it from the backpack. Worski gives Schals, which describes the exact replica of the knife, so that he can demonstrate to the jury how the knife works. The blade, which is thumb stud, opens quickly. They play the officer's body cam. You can hear kids crying saying, oh my god, oh my god, this is my best friend, this is my brother. The video shows Joshua Remman, liberally high school football coach, justified yesterday. Performing heart compressions. Metcalf in the courtroom. Metcalf and mother is crying. His father's head is down. Neither are watching the video. I mean, they're watching a video of his body right now. Somebody else, I found it in reference to the knife when the video ends. She saw a jerk crying as the judge calls for recess. See, that's the type of shit right there that really sticks with jurors when they can see shit like that happening. On cross, defense attorney Mike Howard confirms with officer Schals that the knife is a multi-tool. So defense is trying to downplay the weapon a little bit. But it's a knife. I mean, it's a pocket knife, right? Our next, Stefani Martin, a criminalist with the Frisco police, takes a stand. She was called out to the crime scene at 1043. She collected the pocket knife, clothing, backpack. She told jurors she justified that the blade is three and a half inches long. And inside our camera, these backpack were snacks, hair pick, phone cord, keys, and cross necklace. Jurors showed a picture of Anthony's gray sweatshirt with a small red stain. On cross, defense attorney Mike Howard notes that his client also had three pieces of paper with word finder puzzles, a vocab assignment, Cheez-Its, and car keys. Okay. The state calls first young witness. The judge has asked that none of the youths who testify to be identified. The witness who was 17 was a track athlete at Memorial. It was pouring down rain. At first, he told jurors that's why the boys team returned to the tent. He said he saw Anthony, another moral student, dap up and greet each other. The witness said he told Anthony to leave the tent. He also remembers Alston telling him to leave. Wait, so this witness on the stand also told him to leave. Wow. The witness heard Anthony say, touch me and find out. The witness testified Anthony was asked to leave the tent about 15 times. He said no one tried to mob up on him. The witness said there was a minor pushing for a couple of minutes. What the, wait, a couple of minutes. I thought this was like a quick, so he's saying no one was trying to like jump him or like circle him is what this witness is saying. He told jurors that Alston and Carmelo both were angry and aggressive. The witness said it didn't seem like Metcalf wanted to fight. Anthony had his hand in his backpack and his lap. The witness told jurors that he thought it was a bluff and that Anthony had something in the backpack. The witness told the jurors that he thought it was a bluff. At some point, the witness said Alston leans in to push him and Carmelo stabs him. The witness was asked to describe the push, said it was not a light shove or a hard shove. It was in between. The witness said Hunter was at the bottom of the tent, not really involved. He said adding that not many people were involved in the altercation. Okay, wait. I thought the narrative was that Alston, the twin brothers were like surrounding him. This witness is saying one of the brothers wasn't even near it. The witness said Anthony stabbed Metcalfe who fell into the bleachers on his back. He said Metcalfe lifted up his own shirt and said, oh my God. Yikes. That's some crazy shit. The witness said Anthony was outside the tent during the altercation. Bill Worski asked the witness, did Alston deserve to get stabbed? No, sir. Was Alston Metcalfe the aggressor? No, sir. On cross, defense attorney Toby shook question the witness of Anthony and a friend were outside the Memorial High School tent. What is wrong with that? The witness said because of the proximity to the tent. Wait, so they weren't under the tent at this point in time. They were just close to it. Apparently, like very close. The witness said Anthony was getting upset after he was told to leave. He said back and forth, only lasted two minutes and reiterated that both Anthony and Metcalfe were aggressive. The witness said that Anthony had his hand in his backpack and told him, touch me and find out and that it was a threat. The witness recalled Alston Metcalfe telling Carmelo Anthony, we're in Frisco. You don't have anything in there. The witness said Metcalfe pushed Anthony with two hands by his shoulders. I did not see an object. I saw motion, the witness said. State calls another young witness, an 18-year-old man who graduated from Memorial. He's competing in the track meet. He told the jurors that he thought it was suspicious that Anthony was near their tent. I do not recall any conversation between Anthony and his friend who was in the Memorial High School track tent. The witness said that when Alston told Carmelo to leave the tent, Anthony wasn't going to budge. The witness, like the last one, also recalled Metcalfe telling Anthony, you don't have anything in the backpack. It's Frisco. So Alston obviously didn't expect him to actually have a weapon on him. Anthony's back was to the witness, so the witness said he did not see the stabbing. It was so quick, I didn't know what happened. He also said Hunter wasn't a part of the exchange. Bill Worski asked the witness, did it look like Anthony wanted to pick a fight? Answer, yes. Did it look like Alston Metcalfe wanted to pick a fight? Answer, no. See, a juror hearing this, like from witnesses, I know it's Alston's teammates, but still, the defense gotta try to reframe this. Did Carmelo Anthony provoke Alston Metcalfe? Yes, sir. All right, here we go. Cross. Defense attorney asked the witness if it was raining hard that day. Howard approached the witness with a transcript of a statement he had given. In it, the witness said Anthony had told a joke. Wait, what joke? That's weird. The witness testified that Metcalfe pushed on Anthony was a lineman move, an inward and upward motion. Basically, the question here is, is a push enough to stab someone? By law. Strictly by law. Because it sounds like he just pushed him. There was no punch involved. I don't think it is, boys. All right, next witness, 16-year-old who ran track. The witness said Anthony walked up and sat in our tent, and I was questioning, why is he in our tent? Anthony said a few words to his friend, then described the altercation and stabbing. The witness said Metcalfe and Anthony were frustrated, and then it escalated. The witness said Metcalfe lightly pushed or nudged Anthony. That defers from last witness who said it was a two-handed push. Yeah, some of these witnesses are going to be all over the place with how they remember it. The witness said Hunter Metcalfe was right next to his brother, Austin, which is contrary to what other witness said, that Hunter was closer to the bottom of the tent and not part of the scene. Yeah, that's confusing, bro. So this witness is tripping. Like, this shit is all over the place. The witness said Anthony walked, then jogged, then ran after the stabbing. He was calm. The witness said, but also he was trying to get away. The witness said he helped point him out. When crossed by Toby Shook, the witness said Anthony was one row above Austin Metcalfe, that Anthony was sitting when he was pushed, and that Anthony was not knocked off balance. I don't think that really did much for Crosse there. The stakes next witness, 17-year-old who said his sister also witnessed a stabbing. He told jurors Hunter Metcalfe was several bleacher steps behind his brother, Austin. Each young witnesses have not been very consistent as to where everyone was located in the tent. The witness said Austin gave Anthony a one-handed push. The fifth young witness of the day went to Liberty High School and heard the commission in the Memorial High School tent. The witness recalled hearing it come early, Anthony saying, if you want me to move, you're going to have to move me. The witness did not see Anthony. Prosecutor's Bill Worsley asked the witness, who is a black woman, if this was about race, and she said it is not. All right, so we have two African-American witnesses so far saying it's not about race. In front of the jury, like you got to think, the jury is seeing all this, hearing all this, and I haven't heard much production on Cross. In an earlier statement to authorities, this witness said that Anthony said he wanted to beat Austin Metcalfe in a race. The witness told jurors she may not have heard that, and that it may have just been a rumor. The sixth young witness took stand for the prosecution. He too was at the track meet and recalled Anthony said, touch me and see what happens. The witness said he saw Anthony with his hand in his backpack. The witness said he felt Anthony might be only because he saw the veins on Anthony's hand while in the backpack. Jesus. The witness said Metcalfe pushed Anthony with two hands, but called it a touch. He said it was something similar to a lineman move. On Cross, defense attorney Mike Howard is trying to ascertain while everyone is under the tent, as witnesses have not been consistent. So he's just adding doubt. I mean, yeah, these young witnesses are all over the place with positioning of the tent. Just adding doubt that you can't really take everything they say is truth. The location of the brother and the type of push and how hard of push. Someone said it was a light nudge. Someone said it was in between hard and light. Like Howard also asked the witness about Metcalfe's push of Anthony. The witness characterized it as a grab. What the fuck is going on? So is it like a offensive lineman move in the NFL when they're like blocking each other? You know what I'm saying? Like a quick one. Up. That's what someone said it kind of was. The witness told jurors he did not bring any weapons to attract me. He was under the tent at the time of the incident. He testified that it threw me off, quote unquote, to see Carmelo in the memorial tent. Referencing a demonstrative exhibit showing the tent in relation to the bleachers. He said that Anthony arrived at the top right side of the tent. The witness said Alston was asking Carmelo to leave the tent and Anthony was provoking Metcalfe. The witness said Alston Metcalfe put his hands on Anthony's shoulders. At one point, the witness told jurors he heard yelling, he stabbed me. Quote unquote, you don't expect someone to get stabbed at a track meet, the witness told jurors. The witness said he and another girl ran from the scene and that he was scared, worrying that Anthony may stab someone else. He said Hunter was sitting right next to his twin brother, Alston. He said Hunter went to help his brother after he fell back from being stabbed. So yet again, Hunter is being placed somewhere else in this tent. What is happening? This is the first witness to also hear he stabbed me, quote unquote. At least that's what was put on here. Prosecutor Bill Worski asked the young man if he thought the stabbing was self-defense. No, the witness replied. Why? It's lethal force against non-lethal force. On cross, defense lawyer Toby Shook, the witness told jurors that Anthony, his friend he knew from Memorial, who was at the tent, did not say much to each other. Maybe three words total. So it was like a quick greeting is what it sounds like. And then Carmelo decided to stay under there. Where was Carmelo's teammates? Like, I really want to know that. Where was everyone else at on his school? Were they under the tarp and were they dry? After the incident, students who migrated to school bus passed the phone around and were looking at Anthony's Instagram page, the witness told jurors. He said Metcalf brothers were right next to each other under the tent, which is counter to the other witness testimony that they were in different parts of the tent. In an interview last year, the witness said Austin putting his hands on Carmelo was a warning. Shook tried to get the witness to say he was intimidating him. They would not agree with the characterization. The next young witness, the eighth of the trial so far, a 16-year-old football player. The witness said he considered Austin to be a big brother. He said he and the Metcalf twins and a couple other athletes are the ones who put up the tent. We told him Carmelo to leave. The witness said, including Metcalf twins and another student, that the witness recalled Anthony saying touch me and see what happens. Every young witness has been consistent with the verbal altercation lasting four to six minutes. It was a long altercation, like verbally. I mean, five minutes, that's a long time to be like a confrontation telling someone to leave somewhere. Austin tried to force him out, the witness said. After Metcalf put his hands on him, that's when he gets stabbed. The witness said he characterized it as a little shove. I thought he was bluffing. After seeing Anthony with his hand in his backpack, he told the jurors he did not see the stab and he called it a one-on-one confrontation. Prosecutor Bill Worsky asked each witness the same few questions. Was Anthony provoking and the aggressor and was this self-defense? The young witness said Anthony committed murder. Toby Shook and Cross questioned the witness on where all these kids were on the bleachers. Only a small number of students actually saw the stabbing. Asked about Metcalf's push of Anthony. The witness said it was a shoulder area with both hands. The next young witness, ninth of the trial so far, 16-year-old from Memorial, he testified that he heard Anthony say, I'm a nobody. When asked by students under the tent who he is. The witness told jurors, he said, I'm not leaving. Fuck y'all. That's kind of crazy to say to another team when you're under their tent. I mean, I get he's trying to stay out of the rain. I get it. But when you say fuck y'all, that means like you're, you're now an enemy to everyone under the tent. Obviously, they're not going to like you even more. You know what I'm saying? This is not a good look for the jury to hear all this. Y'all a bunch of pussies. Y'all not going to do nothing about it when asked to leave. See, he's cooked. He is, no wonder he's found guilty, bro. Like this being shown to the jury, they're going to be like, yeah, this kid was in there like calling people names. The witness told jurors, Anthony has a backpack on, he takes it off and places it on his own lap and Anthony put his hand in the backpack. That's when the stabbing occurs. It took seconds to process. The witness said he saw Austin was calm. Austin didn't deserve what happened, the witness said. Prosecutor was murdered. What happened, right? Yes, sir. On cross, defense lawyer Toby Shook asked the witness about the conversation Carmelo had with his friend he knew from Memorial who saw the tent. The witness said it was friendly. Shook asked the witness why he did not mention the curse words he just testified that Anthony used when he gave a statement to the police last year. Would other students have heard this? The young man said he doesn't recall. Ooh, so no other witnesses said this. It's a good point for the defense to point out. And he didn't say this to the police last year. That's the first the defense is hearing about this pretty much is what it sounds like. So trying to add some doubt there. Next witness is a graduate from Memorial. The witness is notable because he is a Memorial student that Carmelo knew. He's also close with the Metcalf twins. Jesus. When it said he saw Anthony because he was an ex-boyfriend of family of a family friend. He said that he is not a friend of Anthony and that he does not know him very well. The witness said he did not tell Anthony to leave the tent and did not talk along. The witness said Austin asked Carmelo why he was in their tent. The witness recalled Anthony saying you're not going to move me. You're a bitch. The witness told the jurors Austin was defending us. Jesus. So now Carmelo's only friend under the tent, somewhat of a friend, is also not on his side essentially. This is a terrible look for the jury boys. Regarding the backpack, the witness said Anthony had it between his legs. This is the first witness so far to say the bag was not in his lap. The witness said he saw the stabbing. He said Austin gave him a soft shove and said both Metcalf brothers said they didn't believe Anthony had anything in the backpack. The witness said he saw the stabbing and saw Austin fall back. He starts screaming for help, the witness said, and begins crying on the witness stand. Prosecutor offers him tissues. The witness wipes his eyes and continues to count in shaky voice. Then before the stabbing during the verbal argument, he took out his phone and thought it was funny and pretended to record it. There was no recording, he testified. Imagine. He actually hit record on that. He said that after the stabbing, he saw Anthony run away from the memorial tent. The witness testified he regrets jokingly saying yeah, when a friend asked him if he thought Carmelo might have something in his back. He said he also regrets pretending to film the altercation in the stands. The witness said he does not think the stabbing about anything was in self-defense. Prosecutor says, whose fault was it? The witness answered, I don't know. Okay, so that's kind of conflicting. If he doesn't think it's self-defense and then ask whose fault it is, that's a little weird of an answer for this witness. On cross, Toby shook. The witness says Austin was like a brother, quote unquote. The witness also said he was close to Anthony's ex-girlfriend. He said they were considered cousins, but not by blood. The witness testified that out of the blue and unprevoked, Anthony said y'all are ass and referenced the memorial's football team. Austin played for memorial. The witness said he was about two spaces away from Anthony. They dapped up soon after Anthony made that comment about the football team. Wait, so this kid dapped him up after he insulted the football team. This is confusing. Either way, this is a terrible look for the jury to hear this. Defense during Toby Shook continues his cross of the same witness. Shook is questioning the witness on how well he really knew Anthony. This morning, the witness said he didn't know Anthony that well. Shook shows a series of photos of the two together. A photo of the witness and Carmelo at Anthony's ex-girlfriend's mother's birthday party. A photo shows the two of them sitting next to each other smiling. Another photo shows about 15 people before an outside basketball game, including the witness and Anthony. In a three-week period, they've met three times testimony shows. So they are pretty friendly. Pictures of Anthony's girlfriend at the time who was like cousin to the witness. Halloween birthday parties. Are you telling the jury you don't know Carmelo Anthony very well? Toby asked the young witness, we were cool with each other, quote unquote. Shook pressed a witness on how well he knew Anthony, whom he dapped up under the tent. Shook asked the witness, why did he intervene and mention he knew Anthony and that he wasn't a stranger? The witness told the jurors he felt he didn't need to and was talking with other people at the time. The witness said Austin was seated at first. Then the witness said he and Austin called each other bitch. Shook asked the witness why he faked taking a video. I was being dumb, quote unquote. Shook said that if he'd actually been recording, we'd actually know what happened. Shook and the witness are demonstrating the push in the middle of the courtroom. The witness said he only saw Metcalf push Carmelo with one hand. It was a small shove. The next witness is a six-year-old linebacker from Memorial. He had headphones on and was listening to music. He said he told Carmelo to get out of the tent. He recalled Anthony saying touch means what happens. He said that statement about Anthony was directed at Austin. He said Anthony challenged Metcalf to a fist fight and Metcalf said, I'm not going to fight at a track meet. Jesus. This is a terrible look for Carmelo. This witness just testified that Austin didn't want to fight because he said it. I'm not trying to fight at the track meet. I just want you to leave my tent, pretty much. It is not looking good. Next state witness is Collin County Medical Examiner. Elizabeth Ventura. The Metcalf parents have left the courtroom along with several others. Ventura did autopsy in Austin. She told the jurors that the stab wound was on the left side of his chest, perforated his sternum and right ventricle. The knife wound was two inches deep. They showed the jury autopsy photos. They were not shown in the rest of the courtroom. One juror had her hands on her mouth. Another takes a quick glance and looks away. Official cause of death is homicide stab wound in the chest. Toby shook questions Ventura on whether she can tell from the wound path of whether Metcalf was standing, leaning, and if the defendant was leaning back. Quote unquote, there are multiple possibilities, she said. On redirect, prosecutor Bill Worski asked her about defensive wounds. Ventura said she did not see defensive knife wounds in Austin. The state rested its case. Alright, now the state is rested. The defense moves for a directed verdict, arguing the state has not met its burden to prove every element of the crime charged. The state disagrees and Judge John Roach denies the defense motion. After a 10-minute recess, defense calls its first witness, Adam Linwood, a football and track coach, where Carmelo was a student. Defense attorney, Mike Howard asked the culture of track. Coach Linwood says the sports has hours of downtime. Does that lead to a more relaxed atmosphere at track meets? Yes, the coach tells the jurors. Howard asked Coach Linwood about the policy of athletes not being allowed at other teams' tents. The coach told the jurors he is unaware of any policy where athletes are not allowed under someone else's tent. He said his athletes have gone to other tents. Sentinel's policy is to have a coach at each tent because they're teenagers. Howard's trying to counter testimony from the prosecution witnesses that visiting the other team's tent is generally not allowed. Howard asked why Carmelo Anthony's football senior year ended early. The coach said Anthony has significant shoulder injury in the season and he wore an arm sling for a while. Howard asked why they didn't have a tent there. Linwood said they didn't have a manpower to put a full tent on the bus that day. Asked about the Sentinel's tent. The coach said a second bus was arriving with the tent later. Oh. Do you have any idea why Anthony was wandering around the bleachers? No, sir. Is there any reason why a coach should have a knife? No. Worski picks up the knife and asks, "This is not a cleat sharpener, right?" Yes, the coach said. All right, so that coach said there is no policy for going on other people's tents, but not even coaches should have knives and it's not a cleat sharpener. I think that was like a rumor or misinformation or something that was a cleat sharpener. I'm guessing because why else would he clarify that? The next one is this 18 year old former Sentinel student athlete. My coward asked about track culture versus football culture. Oh my God, I literally compared to football earlier and now I'm gonna look like an idiot. The witness said there are a lot more people at track meets and you can walk around. He said if I had a friend there, I would hang there and said that the track is a lot more relaxed. He told jurors he was never told not to go to other tents. He said he had been under the memorial tent before. Ooh. This dude's been under that same tent. On cross, Prosker asked if he were asked to leave another team's tent, would he? He said yes. Have you ever brought a knife to a meet? No. So you would have left and you never brought a knife. The fence next witness is a 17 year old memorial high school student. He said it was understanding that one of the memorial athletes who was friends with Camaro Lowe called him over to the memorial tent that day. The witness recalled telling investigators that Anthony said to Metcalf, "Nobody has a problem with me being here but you." Interesting statement there. I thought other witnesses told him to leave too. At least that's what they even testified to that they told him to leave. He also told investigators last year in an interview that Metcalf said something to the effect of "I'll beat your ass" in a moderate tone. The witness told jurors Metcalf went up one row during the argument which was one row below Anthony. He told jurors that Metcalf tapped Anthony on the shoulder while Anthony is seated with his hands in the backpack. The witness recalled Metcalf reaching out with both hands in a pushing motion and that's it for the day. So this defense witness is saying Metcalf said "I'll beat your ass" which is like a threat. No state's witness said that. Jury's gonna have to figure out what they believe. Now day six, Carmelo's wearing a blue suit, purple shirt, striped tie. Defense called 17 year old sentinel high school student. He was on the same football team as Carmelo. He told jurors that Anthony did not play the whole season because of a shoulder injury. He said that Anthony was in a normal mood. The team was all sitting on the bleachers. Anthony was there for a jumping event. On a question by defense attorney Mike Howard, defense said there is a lot of downtime at track meet and that's the past time he'd scroll on his phone. He said he hasn't gone to another team's tent but said he knows that it happens. The witness testified that there is a baseball field next to the track meet and hung out at a dugout for a short time. He said another team's coach said they could not be in the dugout but they were trying to get out of the rain. They left the dugout after being told to leave. The sentinel high school coach told them to get on the field and get ready and warm up. There's a big storm coming. The witness said Anthony was with them the whole time in the dugout and out onto the field to warm up. The rain started to pick up again he told the jurors. He said Anthony then heads to the bleachers and he saw Anthony walking from the left side where sentinel had a tarp to the right of the stadium. He saw him again under the memorial tent in the top right corner. Okay so that's some good context there. They were in the dugout originally but another team's coach told him to get the fuck out. And then they were told to warm up and then the rain started. So Anthony goes to the tarp but then ends up to the tent. Was the tarp working? What did this tarp situation look like? He then heard loud noises and it caught my attention that something was going on. The same 17-year-old witness is still in the stand. The witness told jurors I saw a push referring to Austin Metcalf's push of Kamala Anthony. He continued I saw arms go out and make contact with Mello referring to Anthony by his nickname. He admits to the jurors he did not have any context for what was happening. He got super loud and he was like whoa what happened? The witness said Anthony was crying and there was a coach comforting him and adding that Anthony was distraught. The witness said he could hear Anthony crying and overheard him saying I told him not to touch me. Defense attorney Mike Howard do you know if Anthony was justified or not? Do you know if Anthony was provoking it? No sir. So this defense witness saying Anthony was not provoking it. On cross prosecutor Bill Worski asked a witness about them being kicked out of the nearby baseball dugout. If someone asks you to leave you leave right? Yes sir. Worski asked the witness questions about where he was standing when the stabbing happened. Have you ever brought a knife to a track event? Worski asked him no sir. Defense witness is Frisco PD detective Bo Riley. Defense attorney Toby asked him if he found any deleted photos on the phone of an earlier witness. A former Memorial High School student was friends with both Anthony and Metcalf who testified he pretended to make a video. Riley told jurors he is not sure. Is defense hinting that he was recording that kid earlier? Or just I think they're trying to add doubt. Shook asked him if knives with blades under 5.5 inches or pocket knives or ass are against the law to carry. Riley said they are generally not disallowed but he said he is not aware if it is against school of policy. Another 17 year old Frisco high school athlete. He walks in chewing gum. Throw it out or swallow it. Bro walks in to testify chewing gum. Track meets are very social witness says. He said other kids from schools would come to the tent. That wasn't unusual. He said everybody's standing or congregating under the memorial tent. He told jurors it looked him like someone got pushed or punched. But he did not know. But he really did not know. According to a statement he gave to a detective year ago he described it as a push or hit testimony today showed. The witness recalls after the kid Carmelo got hit he saw swing tight motion down quote unquote. The witness said he recalled hearing someone got stabbed and he ran out of the stadium and in the bus. We've heard now several different recollection of Carmelo Anthony's actions with the knife that day. One witness testified to use an upward movement. This witness said it was a downward motion. The witness said he did not want to come to court today. He says he does not know Anthony and has no personal knowledge of what happened. The defense rests its case. Carmelo did not take the witness stand. So that's a big question. And these self-defense trials they take the stand sometimes because they want to get in front of the jury what they were thinking. But obviously it's a risk because they're going to get crossed by the state. I think he should have testified. The state's case did not go well for him with all those people saying all that. He should have testified and went up there and said I was scared for my life, etc. Even if it doesn't really make sense. You know what I'm saying? You're getting just getting pushed or whatever. He should have said I was scared. I thought they were going to kill me or something. He was cooked, bro. His lawyer should have tried to negotiate a plea of like 10 to 20 years or something with some sort of manslaughter charge or any lesser included charge, charging him 10 or 20 years. With all these witnesses, I don't know why they didn't try to do that. So now day seven, we expect prosecution defense to make their final arguments. Judge John Roach on the law jurors will also find out if they will be able to consider lesser charge, like manslaughter. The manslaughter carries a punishment range 2 to 20 years, while murder carries a range of 5 to 99 years. Obviously, they discussed the legal instructions they're going to charge to the jury. Defense objected to some wording on self-defense instructions. There's also discussion of provocation and how jurors would consider that. Prosecutor Bill Worski argues there's absolutely was provocation in this case and plenty of evidence with a folding knife and with Carmelo saying touch me until it happens. Judge rules with the state and allows the use of the word. Defense then asks that the jurors will be allowed to consider lesser included offenses, such as criminally negligent homicide and their deliberations. The crime punishment is ranged 6 months to 2 years. Roach says jurors cannot consider that, but can consider manslaughter, which carries a punishment of 2 to 20 years. Alright, so the judge shoots down a lot of stuff self-defense wanted. Judge addressed the jury reading instructions. He tells them a person is guilty of murder who intentionally or knowingly causes death of an individual or serious bodily harm. A person is guilty of manslaughter is one who acts recklessly. The judge also reads a portion on self-defense, which will require them to find a person reasonably believes that the use of deadly force was necessary. The judge told jurors there should be no inference of guilt because Camaro was indicted, charged, and held in custody. He also reminds that they must not take into consideration the fact that he did not take the stand. You are the exclusive judges of the facts. Follow the law of the court. Defense attorney went first for closing. Also, Metcalf had no legal right to eject karma from the tent. He had no legal right to put his hands on Melo. Prosecutors content Anthony could have just left, quote unquote, when confronted by Metcalf, Howard said, "I'm sure he wishes he did." Howard referred to the early testimony that track meets our social and open. He said he disagrees with the prosecutors that his client slipped into Memorial's tent. Rather, Anthony was invited in and dapped up by a friend. Howard told jurors that it was reasonable for Anthony to want to be under the tent when it began raining. Melo was seated throughout the entire altercation. They had a right to force to eject him. Howard said his client could have left, but he's facing a group of teenage boys with raging hormones. Anthony had the right to defend himself when someone is so much bigger than you. Howard told jurors the witness gave jumbled accounts of various aspects of the incident, including the range of intensity of the shove, where people were sitting, at the memorial tent, whether Anthony ran, walked, or jogged after the stabbing. That all was very inconsistent. He said Howard could have left the same afterwards, but he decided to walk back on the field. Everyone who saw Melo said he was crying. He was remorseful and generally distraught. "If a young man dies, your life will change." Anthony responded, "He's not going to die." Howard conceded, Anthony bringing a multi-tool folding knife to attract meat meets was a violation of policy. Damn. So, his own defense lawyer is like, yeah, he probably shouldn't have brought a knife. That's, that's not good. You must put yourself in his shoes. He said that it did not make any sense for Anthony to pick a fight with someone so much bigger than him and a twin so much bigger than him and 20 other guys. It's not about race. There's no evidence that Melo did anything but think he was defending himself in that split second of chaos. Maybe he mouthed off because you're a 17-year-old dumb kid. When Anthony said don't talk to me and find out that is ultimate warning, not provocation. So, is that true? The defense lawyer is saying that's just a warning, not provoking him, but I don't know. I don't think we're going to ever know what happened under that tent. We got 15 different stories. You don't ask him to see his friends about self-defense and provocation. He reminds jurors it's now their job to use the law to find Anthony not guilty. Now, Bill Worski goes up. Prosecutor, "Do not let them turn a threat into a warning. He urged jurors. This is not some benign warning. This is ludicrous." Anthony had a secret. He had a knife that day. He was always going to come out on top that day. That is his mindset. You don't get to meet a shove with a stab, especially if you provoke a shove. This is unjustified, provoked murder. Why didn't you just walk away? You can meet a shove with a shove. It has to be proportional. The stabbing was not proportional. You don't get to kill someone just because they are bigger than you. Any ordinary, prudent, reasonable person will not have plunged a knife in the chest of awesome Metcalf. An unarmed young man. He took the replica knife and flicked it open. It's still murder at the end of the day. If Anthony wanted to get out of the ring, there were other tents. He referred to Anthony's secret knife that he had described in the backpacking of my jurors that some witnesses described Metcalf giving Anthony light pushes. The witness quoted Metcalf telling Anthony, "I'm not going to fight you, bro." There were two jurors who were shaking their heads in agreement during his clothing argument. Oh, my God. At that point, you know you're fucked. Jurors are literally agreeing with the prosecutor during closing. Austin didn't deserve it. It was murder. He quoted witnesses who said, "Anthony sat under the tent. Make me move. Touch me. See what happens. Worst key of knowledge, there were discrepancies between some of the young witnesses. He said they're kids. They are simply mistaken. It's not self-defense. It's murder." He told her, "It's a tragedy for everyone involved. This was plain and simple murder. We don't take any weapons to school events with this mindset." Anthony did. What kind of county do you want to live in? What kind of society do you want to live in? Hold this young man accountable and send a message that it won't be tolerated in our community. And then it only took them between 11:00 a.m. to 1:45 for a verdict to be reached. Jury has now reached a verdict. The jury has found Carmelo Anthony guilty of murder. His mother is now crying. Judge says it's a punishment. Phase will now begin. Defense calls its first witness. I love him very much. She told the jurors. So now they're trying to decide the sentence. The jury has to decide that. Basically, it's five to 99 years. They're begging for five years in prison now, pretty much. "Have mercy on my son." Prosecutor Bill Worski tells her, "Anthony is still her son and he gets to be part of your life." Defense and state both rest. The judge announced short break. Anthony walks out shaking his head and crying. He has a deputy attorneys with them. He looks over his mother and father. Judge Rose tells the jurors the issue of sudden passion is raised. He tells them that limits confinement to no more than 20 years and no less than two years with the fine of up to 10K. The decision must be unanimous, he tells the jurors. If they do not believe the crime includes sudden passion, he instructs them to sentence them within the regular murder range of five to 99. Prosecutor Bill Worski rose to address the jury in punishment. He said that sudden passion does not fit the situation. He said that burn is on the defense to prove that it is. It requires a finding that the stabbing was directly caused by and arising out of provocation by the individual killed. Son passion, the veteran prosecutor said, does not apply when the murderer is the provoker. Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. Jesus. He implores to the jury, hand out a sentence that is meaningful. Everyone in the nation will know that you reacted to dissentless loss and murder. All right, so now they reach a verdict for the punishment. Jerry walks in. Anthony sends to 35 years. Jurors found no sudden passion exists in the case. Metcalfe's mother has her head down. She's being comforted by the person next to her. Anthony's grandmother is wiping away tears. Anthony has his head down, but looks out briefly. His face emotion mixed with bewilderment. All right, Alston's father is up there. He says, we were robbed directly to Carmelo. Don't look down. This was never about race. The father said it's about right and wrong. He's looking and talking directly to Anthony. My boys weren't bullies. I've been swatted six times. My son's death destroyed the person I used to be. He does not exist anymore. People think grieveness is sadness. It is not. It is rage. Pure, unfiltered rage. You don't belong in this community, he tells a 19-year-old defendant. A piece of me died with my son I expected to keep living. You're going to prison. I forgave you the day it happened. I don't forget for what you did. You can't look at me in the eyes, but you can stab my fucking son. Jesus. Judge Rich motioned the prosecutor to stop the cursing. He stared at his son the entire time, walking by. His twin brother says, please give me the respect and look at me. He took everything from me. The young sibling told Anthony, looking straight at him. Anthony's not looking back. His head is down. Hunter is finished. And here's some artwork of when the verdict was read and prosecutor up there during closing, I think. Carmelo will be eligible for parole after 17.5 years. I mean, within the first five, 10 minutes of this video, I could just tell this was not going to go his way based on the witnesses. The state called up there, bro. And there wasn't much production from his lawyers. I mean, it sounds like he went into their tent because he was trying to get out of the rain. They asked him to leave and he starts saying like, calling them a bitch and now see what happens. When a jury hears stuff like that, they're going to be like, oh shit, you can't do that. And then it sounds like he got pushed, put his hands on him and you can't stab someone for putting their hands on you. It's just not how the law works. Imagine if that was the precedent. We'd have fucking people getting killed everywhere there. You know how many fist fights and people get pushed and shit throughout the day? There'd be murders left and right. There'd be like thousands of murders everywhere or it wouldn't be murder. It'd just be self-defense for being pushed. Like, I don't know. It's a dangerous precedent. I get there's a racial aspect to this. I might get fucking cooked in my comment section. I have no idea, dude. Sorry. I'll just tell you guys, I'm just looking at the facts of the case and what happened in court. Hit subscribe. Love you boys. Peace out.