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Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old charged with the murder of high school athlete Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Fresco, Texas earlier this month, has hired a new defense attorney prior to his first court appearance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Metcalf was stabbed in the heart following an altercation relating to Anthony sitting in the wrong area during a track meet at the Kuykendall Stadium on April 2.<\/p>\n

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Tragic reports last week detailed how star athlete and aspiring football player Metcalf \u2013 at the meet with his twin brother, Hunter \u2013 had approached Anthony to tell him to move from the tent designated for Frisco Memorial High School students (Anthony is a student at Centennial High School).<\/p>\n

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Words were exchanged between the pair, who had never met each other before that fateful day, before Anthony pulled a knife from his backpack and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Heartbreakingly, Metcalf bled to death in his twin brother\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n

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Anthony was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing. He is currently being held at Collin County Jail on a $1 million bond. As of yesterday, an opinion-splitting fundraiser for Anthony and his family \u201cduring this challenging and difficult time,\u201d had raised in excess of\u00a0$400,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prior to his Anthony\u2019s bond hearing, scheduled for today, Monday, April 14, his\u00a0family moved<\/a>\u00a0to retain Mike Howard, a Dallas criminal defense attorney.<\/p>\n

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Karmelo Anthony. Credit \/ Fresco Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The teen\u2019s former lawyers,\u00a0Billy Clark and Kim T. Cole., confirmed to\u00a0WFAA\u00a0<\/a>on Saturday that they will no longer be representing him. The Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) \u2013 a non-profit supporting the teen \u2013 announced the legal change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family of Karmelo Anthony has officially retained Attorney Mike Howard as lead counsel in Karmelo\u2019s legal defense,\u201d the group said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are grateful for the early support from Attorneys Billy Clark and Kim Cole, and we continue working to build a strong legal team for the fight ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cKarmelo deserves what every citizen deserves: fair treatment and full rights under the law. We won\u2019t stop fighting until he gets it,\u2019\u201d the organization added.<\/p>\n

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As per reports, a private funeral\u00a0was held for Austin Metcalf on Saturday morning at\u00a0Hope Fellowship Frisco East church. It\u00a0was followed by a private burial.<\/p>\n

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