Texas teen sentenced to 35 years for stabbing rival track athlete

Texas teen sentenced to 35 years for stabbing rival track athlete

By Jamie StengleThe Associated Press MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a high school meet was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison June 9 in a case that drew wide attention beyond the booming Dallas suburb where they were students. A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with Austin Metcalf in stadium bleacher…