Bill Wirskye
Coverage of Bill Wirskye in the Nexus archive.
- Texas teen convicted of murder for stabbing another athlete at a high school track meet
A Texas teenager was convicted of murder for stabbing a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a high school track meet. The incident occurred after a heated exchange over a tent belonging to the victim's team, with the jury rejecting self-defense claims.
- Texas jury finds Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder
A Texas jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a track meet. Anthony's defense claimed self-defense after being told to leave and shoved in a tent, while prosecutors argued the force used was unjustified. The case involved conflicting accounts from student witnesses and legal debates over self-defense laws.
- Jurors deliberating in the trial of a Texas teen charged with murder in school track meet stabbing
A Texas teen, Karmelo Anthony, faces murder charges for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet. Prosecutors argue it was premeditated murder, while the defense claims self-defense after Metcalf allegedly forced Anthony to leave a rival school's tent.
- Jury hears dueling narratives at trial of Texas teen who killed another athlete at school track meet
A Texas teen faces trial for the murder of another athlete during a school track meet, with prosecutors arguing it was premeditated murder while the defense claims self-defense. The case has drawn attention due to racial tensions highlighted on social media, though prosecutors assert race was not a factor.
- Defense rests in Karmelo Anthony murder trial after student witness grilled over inconsistent statements
Karmelo Anthony's defense rested in his murder trial after prosecutors challenged a witness's inconsistent account of whether Anthony was surrounded before stabbing Austin Metcalf. The defense witness, a Centennial High School student, described Anthony as emotional after the stabbing but could not confirm the timeline of events, while prosecutors used surveillance footage to dispute his earlier statements. Anthony, 19, claims self-defense in the April 2025 killing of 17-year-old Metcalf.
- Prosecutors rest in Karmelo Anthony murder trial after testimony on track meet stabbing
Prosecutors rested their case in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony after witnesses testified he provoked students at a track meet before stabbing Austin Metcalf. Defense attorneys argue Anthony acted in self-defense when confronted by Metcalf and his brother, while prosecution witnesses claim Anthony used lethal force against non-lethal provocation.