Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez Charged Misdemeanors After Indianapolis Altercation

Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez, 38, was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds after an early Saturday altercation in downtown Indianapolis and was later arrested in his hospital bed, according to police and prosecutors. Court documents and hotel surveillance footage allege Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, approached and escalated a dispute with a 69-year-old truck driver at a hotel loading dock, at one point entering the driver’s vehicle and blocking him. The driver told police he feared for his life, used pepper spray and then stabbed Sanchez several times in what he described as self-defense, and witnesses and video are cited in the probable-cause affidavit. Marion County prosecutors charged Sanchez with three misdemeanors — battery resulting in injury (battery with injury), unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — and scheduled an initial hearing for Tuesday with bond set around $300. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said the confrontation “should have never happened,” and Fox Sports said Sanchez was in stable condition and will not work the Raiders-Colts broadcast; court records show Sanchez does not yet have an attorney listed.