Former NFL quarterback and present FOX Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been launched from the hospital, formally booked into the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis, after which launched from the jail shortly after. All of this occurred simply days after he was hospitalized following a stabbing throughout an altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver in downtown Indianapolis.
On Sunday (Oct. 12), Sanchez was seen strolling into the Marion County Community Justice Campus after being launched from a neighborhood hospital the place he had been handled for a number of stab wounds. He walked out of the jail later that morning.
Sanchez, who’s dealing with 4 prison fees associated to the altercation, was granted permission to depart Indiana by the court docket on Saturday (Oct. 11). His $300 bond was posted days in the past. The subsequent listening to in his case is scheduled for November 5.
Sanchez is dealing with 4 prison fees, together with Battery leading to severe bodily damage (which was modified from a misdemeanor to a stage 5 felony), Battery leading to bodily damage, Unauthorized entry of a motorcar, and Public intoxication endangering life.
Initially charged solely with misdemeanors, the upgraded felony battery cost got here after Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears stated court docket paperwork indicated Sanchez was “the aggressor” within the confrontation and that the opposite get together suffered severe accidents.
Video footage from Sunday confirmed Sanchez strolling out of the hospital and telling a reporter he is centered on “recovery.” He thanked the primary responders and docs who assisted him.
The altercation occurred round 12:35 a.m. on October 4 close to Loughmiller’s Pub and Eatery in Indianapolis. Police say Sanchez was discovered outdoors the bar with stab wounds to his higher torso.
The different man concerned was later recognized as Perry Tole, a truck driver who was working close by gathering used cooking oil.
Tole instructed investigators that Sanchez entered his truck with out permission and blocked him from calling his supervisor. When Tole tried to defend himself with pepper spray, he claims Sanchez continued advancing, main Tole to stab him “in self-defense,” in accordance with court docket information.
Surveillance footage reportedly exhibits Sanchez and Tole circling the truck earlier than a battle erupted. Police recovered the knife believed to have been used.
Tole has since filed a civil lawsuit towards each Sanchez and Fox Corporation, alleging the community “knew or should have known about Sanchez’s unfitness as an employee” and his alleged “propensity for drinking and harmful conduct.”
High-profile Indianapolis protection lawyer James Voyles, who as soon as represented Mike Tyson, has taken on Sanchez’s case.
The felony cost carries a most penalty of six years in jail and as much as $10,000 in fines if convicted.