India, June 10 -- 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a Frisco high school student, was pronounced guilty Tuesday of the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at an inter-school track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025.

However, amid the verdict, questions were raised around the defense strategy of Karmelo's parents adopted with former Dallas public defender, Mike Howard representing the 19-year-old. Questions were raised as the family received over $600,000 via a GiveSendGo campaign to fund Anthony's legal defense.

But a key question that emerged in social media discussions of the case is why Karmelo Anthony's parents, especially his mother, Kayla Anthony, chose to go to trial instead of taking a plea deal. They argued Anthony wou...