The second week of Karmelo Anthony's murder trial began on Monday, with defense witnesses providing fresh testimony regarding Anthony's attendance at the event and the circumstances leading up to the fatal altercation.
Anthony, a 19-year-old Texas teenager, is accused of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf, 17, during a high school track meet in Frisco.
Defense attorneys sought to answer a key question: why Anthony was under the Memorial High School team tent where the confrontation occurred.
A 17-year-old Frisco ISD student testified that track meets are often 'really social' events where athletes regularly interact with students from different schools.
One of Anthony's teammates testified that the defendant appeared visibly upset immediately after the stabbing, repeatedly saying, 'I told him not to touch me,' in the aftermath of the confrontation.
Defense attorneys have consistently argued that Anthony felt threatened during the encounter and reacted out of fear rather than intent to kill.
Closing arguments will take place on Tuesday before the jury's verdict, with Anthony facing up to 99 years behind bars if found guilty.
