Report: Mark Sanchez faces 1 to 6 years in prison with Level 5 felony stemming from stabbing incident

by: Nick Kosko 45 minutes ago nickkosko59

Mark Sanchez reportedly faces a Level 5 felony battery charge stemming from his arrest this weekend after a stabbing in Indianapolis. The former QB was reportedly in critical, then stable condition, after was stabbed in an altercation downtown.

Later reports from police said Sanchez was at fault for the incident and the other unidentified party was seemingly acting in self defense. Sanchez was hospitalized but later arrested while in recovery. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero had more.

“Authorities in Indianapolis have announced at a press conference that former NFL quarterback and Fox analyst Mark Sanchez now also faces a Level 5 felony battery charge,” Pelissero wrote on Twitter. “(A sentence) which carries a 1- to 6 (years in jail).”

Sanchez was in town ahead of Sunday’s NFL game between the  Las Vegas Raiders  and  Indianapolis Colts , though he was replaced by  Brady Quinn  in the FOX booth. Sanchez is scheduled to appear in a Marion County court Tuesday.

The charging document details the altercation between Sanchez and a man identified as “P.T.” based on a combination of first-hand accounts and video provided by both parties and surveillance video from the nearby Indianapolis Marriott Downtown hotel. Surveillance video showed the former QB appeared to be the aggressor, approaching P.T., a delivery driver who was parked in a loading dock connected to the neighboring Westin Hotel.

Sanchez and P.T. appear to exchange words, with the former NFL star repeatedly pursuing the delivery driver even as he attempts to walk away from the former NFL quarterback. Surveillance video then shows “Mr. Sanchez grabbing and throwing P.T. towards the wall of the Westin” before the two begin fighting beside a nearby dumpster, according to the affidavit.

In his statement to police, P.T. revealed Sanchez approached him and told the delivery driver he couldn’t park in the loading dock area. The victim then said Sanchez “smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred,” per the affidavit.

P.T. told police he didn’t initially know who Sanchez was but assumed he was a manager of one of the hotels because he was “well dressed and groomed.” At this point, the current FOX analyst entered the delivery truck but exited after another exchange of words.

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