No excuse or explanation can make me understand why he was stabbed. I fear no matter the outcome, one side is going to be furious with the other. Why take a knife into a teams private tent? It makes zero sense. I try to see all sides but I can't see Anthony having cause for this
Day 4 report: Karmelo Anthony Trial - June 4th, 2026 - Part 2. My reporting from the courtroom - A 🧵
The state called Tiffany Whitaker, an athletic trainer at Memorial High School. She said that her job was to prevent athletic injury. She stated that she was at every event. She has received extensive medical training, and is CPR certified. She said that she knew both boys.
She stated that there was a rule about the tent. It is like a locker room. It’s a Team safe space.
She stated that the weather was cloudy and windy. She stated that around 10 AM. She was set up with medical equipment at the Andrews building. She stated that she saw Austin around 930 AM and he gave her a hug.
She said that she saw a commotion and heard screaming. She ran onto the track to see what was going on.
She said that a student she knew said “Him! He stabbed him and threw the knife!” The student then pointed at Karmelo.
She said that she then stopped right in front of Karmelo and put her arms out to stop him. She then got Coach Hooper’s attention with Heritage High School.
She said Hooper then turned towards Karmelo and said “you stabbed someone son?”
She then moved on to find the person who was stabbed. She did not know who it was yet.
She arrived to the tent and saw multiple people were already helping Austin. She grabbed his wrist to check for a pulse. She gave rescue breaths while the coach with liberty high school was giving compressions.
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