New lawyers for Texas teen stabbing suspect seek lower bond, ask public not to rush to judgment

Newly hired attorneys for Karmelo Anthony, accused of stabbing teen way prima Austin Metcalf to decease astatine a way conscionable successful Frisco, Texas, past week, are asking the nationalist to beryllium diligent and not unreserved to judgement successful the case. 

"Karmelo and the full Anthony household are sincerely saddened that a beingness was mislaid and connection their condolences to the household of Austin Metcalf," according to a connection from Bill Clark of the Clark Law Firm and Kim Cole of K Cole Law, Anthony's caller ineligible defence team. 

The household besides asked that the nationalist not leap to conclusions. 

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File photograph of Jeff Metcalf with his son, Austin Metcalf, a inferior astatine Memorial High School successful Frisco, who was stabbed successful the thorax allegedly by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a student-athlete from Frisco Centennial High School. (Courtesy Jeff Metcalf)

"During this hard time, we impulse the nationalist to refrain from rushing to judgement earlier each the facts and grounds are presented. Karmelo, similar each citizens of the United States, is entitled to a just and impartial ineligible process; we are committed to ensuring that Karmelo's rights are so protected passim each signifier of the transgression justness system," the lawyers said. 

Clark and Cole confirmed successful the merchandise that they are seeking to trim Anthony's enslaved from the existent $1 million, which they called "excessive."

Anthony faces first-degree execution charges and is being held successful the Collin County Jail.

"This volition surely beryllium a agelong roadworthy up and during this challenging time, we inquire for prayers for some families and we inquire for your patience and respect for the ineligible process arsenic we question the truth," the attorneys said successful the statement. 

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Meghan Metcalf and her lad Hunter talk retired aft 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was killed successful a deadly altercation successful Frisco, Texas. (Jeff Metcalf/Meghan Metcalf/Fox news)

Metcalf, 17, a inferior astatine Memorial High School successful Frisco, was stabbed to decease aft an altercation during a title way conscionable successful Frisco past Wednesday. The quality arose implicit a seating statement wrong a tent. 

According to an apprehension study obtained by Fox News, Metcalf told Anthony helium needed to permission the Memorial High School structure earlier Anthony "grabbed his bag, opened it and reached wrong it" and said, "Touch maine and spot what happens."

"Austin stood up and pushed the antheral to get him retired of the tent," the apprehension study said.

The archetypal idiosyncratic to face Anthony was a schoolhouse assets officer, according to the report. 

"I was protecting myself," Anthony said. "He enactment his hands connected me."

Anthony was placed successful handcuffs astatine the scene, constabulary said. An serviceman noted successful the apprehension study that determination was "blood connected his [Anthony's] near mediate finger." 

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Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, speaks astir the stabbing decease of his lad astatine a precocious schoolhouse way meet. (Jeff Metcalf)

The study says that during the arrest, Anthony made a "spontaneous statement" saying, "I'm not alleged, I did it." 

He besides asked whether Metcalf would beryllium OK, and whether his actions could beryllium considered self-defense. 

Meanwhile, donations and comments of enactment for Anthony proceed to determination successful connected a GiveSendGo online fundraiser acceptable up by Anthony's family. 

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The Help Karmelo Official Fund has garnered much than $218,000 successful donations arsenic of Tuesday morning. Nearly 6,500 radical person contributed to the fund.

"It’s not overmuch but I anticipation it helps. Karmelo has enactment from each implicit the country," 1 Tuesday greeting donor said. 

"Praying for your healing against bullying. My enactment is with you," said another. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Clark and Cole for comment.

Fox News' Sarah Runpf-Whitten and Brooke Taylor contributed to this report.