Karmelo Anthony Placed in Isolation After Murder Conviction

Karmelo Anthony
Housed in Isolation For His Own Safety

Published
June 10, 2026
7:30 AM PDT

Karmelo Anthony’s staring down more than three decades behind bars after being convicted of murder … but he’s not doing time with the general inmate population … at least not yet.

A rep for Collin County Jail — where Anthony was sent after a jury found him guilty of murder — tells TMZ … the 19-year-old’s being housed in a more secure area of the jail, separated from other inmates.

We’re told the jail is taking appropriate steps to ensure the safety and security of all inmates in the facility … but the rep declined to comment on why Anthony specifically is being kept in isolation.

As you know … Anthony was found guilty of fatally stabbing fellow teenager Austin Metcalf at a 2025 high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. Anthony walked into the tent of a rival high school at the meet and got into an altercation with Metcalf — which ended with Anthony pulling a knife from his bag and fatally stabbing Metcalf.

Anthony’s lawyers argued he killed Metcalf in self-defense, but the jury didn’t agree. Shortly after the conviction, Anthony was sentenced to 35 years … and he took a new mug shot at the jail.

Anthony will ultimately move to a state prison to serve his sentence … but for now he’s in isolation in county lockup.