Person believed to have been responsible for Texas track event shooting likely to be released from custody following reduction in bail amount

In Frisco, Texas, Collin County District Judge Angela Tucker made a significant decision on Monday to reduce the bond of the teenager accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet on April 2.

Karmelo Anthony, 17, is currently facing first-degree murder charges in connection to Metcalf’s death, and his bond has been decreased from $1 million to $250,000. His newly hired criminal defense attorney, Mike Howard, expressed confidence that Anthony will be able to post bond but mentioned uncertainty regarding the timeline.

“I anticipate that he will be able to make bond,” Howard informed reporters following the hearing. “I can’t predict how quickly that process will unfold. The raised funds may not be immediately accessible, and there are procedural steps once the bond is posted for the release to occur.”

Anthony is accused of stabbing Metcalf, also 17, at a high school track meet. Metcalf died in his twin brother’s arms.

Karmelo Anthony, 17, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. (FOX 4)

In the next moment, a witness told police that Anthony “reached into his bag and the male took a knife out of the bag and stabbed Austin.”

The witness told the officer that Anthony deserted the scene following the stabbing. Metcalf died in his twin brother’s arms.

Anthony told the responding school resource officer, who cuffed him upon arrival at the scene, that he was protecting himself. The officer also noted blood on Anthony’s left middle finger. 

One officer at the scene referred to Anthony as the alleged suspect, and Anthony made a “spontaneous statement,” according to the report: “I’m not alleged, I did it.”

File photo of Austin Metcalf, a junior at Memorial High School in Frisco, who was stabbed in the chest allegedly by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a student-athlete from Frisco Centennial High School. (Courtesy Jeff Metcalf)

Anthony also asked the officers if Metcalf was “going to be OK” and asked if what happened could be considered “self-defense,” the report said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Howard for comment.

Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Brooke Taylor and Lindsey Reese contributed to this report.