The teen who’s been charged in the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf will be tried as an adult in Texas.

Last month, Metcalf was stabbed to death at a high school track meet after reportedly telling Karmelo Anthony, 17, that he was sitting in the wrong seat. Anthony has been charged with first-degree murder and, according to an arrest warrant, told police of the fatal stabbing, “I did it.”

Anthony will be tried as an adult, since Texas is a concurrent jurisdiction state, according to Capital B. The laws allow prosecutors to charge minors, typically 16 or 17 years old, as adults with certain crimes.

The Collin County District Attorney’s Office, which is north of Dallas, is prosecuting the case of Metcalf’s apparent murder. Anthony was charged with first-degree murder in April, but a grand jury will review the evidence and decide whether to formally indict on that charge, or on a lesser charge like manslaughter, Capital B reported.

If Anthony is convicted of first-degree murder, he could face life in prison with a chance at parole after 40 years. He will not face the death penalty.

“The Supreme Court has said not only can you not seek the death penalty against someone who committed a crime when they’re 17, you can’t even get them life without parole. That would not be something we could do even if we wanted to,” Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said, according to the New York Post.

As highlighted by The Daily Wire last month, Anthony’s bond was initially set at $1 million, but a Collin County judge agreed to lower the bond to $250,000 and granted Anthony house arrest at his parents’ home.

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The racially-charged case made headlines again earlier this month when it was reported that Anthony was allowed to graduate high school.

Jeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf, said he wanted answers about the decision to allow Anthony to graduate high school, but he was “stonewalled” by Frisco Independent School District Superintendent Mike Waldrip.

“I’ve been stonewalled. Sad, you know, I understand the protocol,” Jeff Metcalf said. “They said I have to make an appointment, which I did.”

There was reportedly an agreement between the district and Anthony’s parents to allow the teen to graduate.

“So I’m just curious on how they arrived at it,” Jeff Metcalf said, according to CBS News. “When I read their own policy manual about what it states for mandatory expulsion and also graduation, now, he may be placed in a program where he was able to continue his education at home, where he did maintain the credits and could get his diploma.”

There’s a movement online to grant Metcalf an honorary diploma, but that stirred up more feelings for Jeff Metcalf.

“That would be great, because his name will be called right before his brother’s name,” he said. “But the fact of the matter is, it’s not going to bring my son back. I mean, it’s a nice gesture, but in the long run, my son doesn’t get a diploma. So, there’s part of me that says maybe Mr. Anthony shouldn’t get one either.”

Related: Teen Charged With Murdering Austin Metcalf Granted House Arrest

WASHINGTON—The White House headed into Memorial Day weekend celebrating President Donald Trump’s role in passing the “Big, Beautiful Bill” this week, in a move that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt believes is historic.

The Republican-led House passed the massive reconciliation bill in a 215 to 214 vote early Thursday morning following all-night sessions in the Rules Committee and on the House floor. The bill’s passage is a significant victory for President Trump — and one that his critics had suggested was not possible.

Leavitt emphasized to The Daily Wire that the bill’s passage demonstrates that the president is “the unequivocal leader of the Republican Party,” adding, “He proved the liberal media and political pundits wrong yet again by uniting all factions of the House GOP to pass the One, Big, Beautiful Bill ahead of schedule.”

“There’s never been a more powerful and persuasive President than Donald Trump,” she added.

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During Thursday’s press briefing, Leavitt called the bill the “most significant piece of legislation in years.” While there were many “good faith” negotiations that went into crafting the bill, Leavitt argued that Trump’s actions to bring “all sides together” were what brought the bill over the finish line.

“This could not have happened without the President’s leadership,” Leavitt said in a post on X. “President Trump is the greatest closer in the history of presidential politics.”

“The One, Big, Beautiful Bill will implement President Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda by delivering the largest tax cut in American history, the largest border security investment in history, and the largest deficit reduction in nearly 30 years,” she added. “The Senate should pass this critical legislation as soon as possible to usher in America’s Golden Age.”

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House Republicans are urging the Senate not to water down any of the provisions they included in the reconciliation bill, warning that it may not make it through the House a second time if the Senate alters it too much.

“They cobbled together a very delicate balance over there,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) reportedly said. “But, you know, the Senate will have its imprint on it.”

“They’ve got to do what they can get 218 for, and we’ve got to do what we can get 51 for.”

For his part, Trump has heralded the bill as historic, promising it will be the most significant piece of legislation signed in American history. In a Truth Social post earlier this week, he touted the bill’s “massive tax cuts,” the inclusion of “no tax on tips,” “no tax on overtime,” “tax deductions when you purchase American made” vehicles, strong border security measures, pay raises for Border Patrol Agents and ICE, and more.

“Great job by Speaker Mike Johnson, and the House Leadership, and thank you to every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill!” Trump said. “Now, it’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! There is no time to waste.”

“The Democrats have lost control of themselves, and are aimlessly wandering around, showing no confidence, grit, or determination,” the president added. “They have forgotten their landslide loss in the Presidential Election, and are warped in the past, hoping someday to revive Open Borders for the World’s criminals to be able to pour into our Country, men to be able to play in women’s sports, and transgender for everybody. They don’t realize that these things, and so many more like them, will NEVER AGAIN happen!”