Former Jets quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday for his alleged role in a stabbing incident in downtown Indianapolis around midnight that resulted in his hospitalization.
According to Fox 59, Sanchez, 38, got into an altercation with a 69-year-old grease disposal truck operator after Sanchez was upset that the truck was blocking an alley.
The other person in the incident told police that he initially tried to defend himself against Sanchez with pepper spray. Then, he allegedly used a knife to defend himself.
Sanchez was in Indianapolis to cover Sunday’s Colts-Raiders game.
At 2:17 p.m. ET on Saturday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released a statement on X about a “physical disturbance” at around 12:30 a.m., after which a “man with the apparent stab wounds” was taken to a hospital and remained in stable condition. The police did not name Sanchez.
The other man received treatment for lacerations, police said. Detectives had reviewed video footage of the confrontation, which police said occurred in the popular downtown nightlife Wholesale District next to the Indiana statehouse.
Police released a second statement at 5:15 p.m., saying Sanchez had been arrested “at the hospital for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.”
After further investigation and following consultation with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, IMPD arrested 38-year-old Mark Sanchez for his alleged role in this incident. Sanchez was arrested at the hospital for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, all which are misdemeanors. All involved parties have been identified, and no further individuals are being sought by detectives.
Sanchez is still in the hospital and has not been booked into the Adult Detention Center.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will make the final charging decision. An arrest is merely an accusation, and Sanchez should be considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett released the following statement:
“I’m monitoring reports of an altercation in our city between two individuals who do not appear to live in Indianapolis. Our city takes pride in being a destination that draws people from near and far, but it’s important that everyone who visits or enjoys our community does so respectfully and peacefully. I’m grateful to the IMPD officers and Indianapolis EMS medical professionals who responded immediately to provide life-saving care. IMPD continues to thoroughly investigate the incident.”
(NJ Advance Media’s Adam Zagoria contributed to this report.)
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