Karmelo Anthony, who’s been charged with murdering Austin Metcalf, 17, had his bond drastically reduced and was granted house arrest, per a judge’s ruling on Monday.
Earlier this month, Metcalf was stabbed to death at a high school track meet in Texas after reportedly telling Anthony, 17, that he was sitting in the wrong seat. Anthony has been charged with murder and, according to an arrest warrant, told police of the fatal stabbing, “I did it.”
Initially, Anthony’s bond was set at $1 million, but a Collin County judge agreed to lower the bond to $250,000. The teen will be required to wear an ankle monitor and stay inside his parents’ home if the family can post bond, CBS News reports.
Anthony has been in the Collin County jail since April 2, the day of the fatal stabbing.
During the hearing, prosecutors asked Anthony’s father about an alleged separate “assault”…
