A Texas murder case just blew up a woke Democrat’s claim that a “small” knife was not a deadly weapon.
Story Snapshot
- A 19-year-old was sentenced to 35 years for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf with a pocket knife.
- Representative Jasmine Crockett claimed the knife would not even look like a deadly weapon based on its size.[2][3]
- Trial evidence and the medical examiner’s testimony showed the knife pierced Metcalf’s heart and killed him.[2]
- New focus on the weapon’s real impact is shredding the “not a deadly weapon” narrative and angering victims’ advocates.[1][2][3]
Texas Track Meet Murder Shows Reality Of “Small” Knives
At a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, a normal school event turned into a tragedy when 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed in the chest by fellow student Karmelo Anthony.[2][3] Prosecutors said Anthony, then 18, pulled a pocket knife after an argument over him sitting under a rival school’s tent to get out of the rain.[1][2] Witnesses testified that Metcalf told Anthony to leave several times, then pushed him, before Anthony warned, “Touch me and see what happens” and struck with the blade.[1][2][3]
Collin County prosecutors called the stabbing “senseless” and “plain and simple murder,” saying Anthony had the chance to walk away but instead escalated the conflict with a hidden knife.[2][3] A jury agreed, rejecting his self-defense claim after only about three hours of deliberation and finding him guilty of murder.[2][3] Jurors also rejected a “sudden passion” argument that could have cut his prison time, and instead sentenced him to 35 years behind bars.[2][3] The case was widely covered and sparked protests and heated debate online.[4][5]
What The Evidence Shows About The Knife’s Deadly Power
Police recovered a pocket knife from the bleachers and identified it as the weapon used in the stabbing.[2] On the stand, the Collin County medical examiner explained that Metcalf was stabbed on the left side of his chest and that the blade went deep enough to pierce his right ventricle, a chamber of the heart.[2] That single wound killed the teenager.[2][3] These medical and forensic facts left little doubt for jurors that whatever its size, the knife was used as a deadly weapon in this attack.[2][3]
Reporting on the trial notes that Anthony had the knife concealed in his backpack before the fight and chose to access it instead of backing away.[1][2][3] Prosecutors argued this showed planning and a decision to rely on a weapon, not only fists, even though the conflict started as a shove at a school event.[1][2] The jury’s swift verdict and the length of the sentence signal that they saw the weapon as lethal and the stabbing as far beyond any reasonable idea of self-defense.[2][3] The outcome stands in sharp contrast to later political claims about the knife being non-deadly.
Crockett’s Podcast Comments Clash With Trial Record
After the verdict, Democrat Representative Jasmine Crockett weighed in on her podcast, “Clock It with Crockett,” and sparked a firestorm.[2][3][4] In a clip shared widely, she said of the knife, “Well, I would argue the size of it alone you wouldn’t even think it’s a deadly weapon,” as she discussed how she might argue a similar case.[2][3] Critics seized on that line, saying she downplayed what a jury had already ruled was a murder committed with a clearly deadly tool.[1][2][3]
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Coverage also reports that Crockett imagined herself in a scenario where a “300-pound man” was beating her and said she would not feel limited to fists, remarks which some listeners took as a defense of Karmelo Anthony’s escalation to using a knife.[3][4] She later suggested race played a role in the outcome, asking whether the verdict would be the same if Anthony were white and Metcalf were Black. Families of victims and many commentators said those comments ignored the evidence, the medical testimony, and the jury’s decision in Collin County.[1][3]
Backlash Over “Not A Deadly Weapon” Narrative And Double Standards
Social media posts, including from accounts calling for professional discipline, blasted Crockett for saying the knife used in a fatal stabbing “was not a deadly weapon.” Critics argued that her remarks clashed directly with trial facts and disrespected the Metcalf family’s loss.[1] Some posts urged the Texas state bar to review her comments as a licensed attorney, accusing her of putting racial politics and anti-system talking points ahead of basic law and order.
Commentators across platforms noted a familiar pattern: a short podcast clip became a national flashpoint because it fit wider battles over crime, race, and self-defense.[2][3][4] Supporters framed Crockett’s words as hypothetical and focused on larger concerns about Black defendants, while opponents said her language showed a dangerous double standard—harsh on police and conservative defendants, but oddly soft when a convicted murderer matched her side’s narrative.[1][3] In the end, the physical reality of a pocket knife that pierced a young man’s heart made it much harder to sell the claim that it was not a deadly weapon.
Sources:
[1] Web – Jasmine Crockett says knife that killed Austin Metcalf wasn’t a …
[2] Web – U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett is facing significant backlash …
[3] YouTube – Jasmine Crockett Knocks Knife Size in Metcalf Murder
[4] Web – Jasmine Crockett Delivers Bonkers Defense of Karmelo Anthony
[5] Web – Karmelo Anthony case: Jasmine Crockett claims she’d stab Austin …