"The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement the arrest came after further investigation and consultation with the prosecutor's office. "Sanchez was arrested at the hospital for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, all which are misdemeanors," police said in the statement. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case obtained by Eyewitness News on Sunday, the argument occurred in an alley near The Westin Indianapolis hotel and the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown."
"The affidavit says the man, who works for a company that specializes in commercial cooking oil recycling and disposal, was backed into the loading dock area at the Westin. The affidavit states that at one point, according to surveillance video reviewed by officers, Sanchez is seen "grabbing and throwing" the man toward the wall of the Westin hotel. The documents say the man was defending himself after Sanchez threw him to the ground."
"The man pepper sprayed Sanchez in the face, according to the affidavit, and told officers that the spray "appeared to have an effect on Sanchez for a moment," but that Sanchez "wiped his face and again advanced" towards him. According to the affidavit, the man thought "this guy is trying to kill me" so he pulled out a knife and when Sanchez approached him, the man "struck him two or three times.""
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized after an altercation in an alley near The Westin Indianapolis hotel and the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown involving a 69-year-old man. The man, who works for a company that recycles commercial cooking oil, was backed into a loading dock area. Surveillance video shows Sanchez grabbing and throwing the man toward the hotel wall and the man defending himself after being thrown to the ground. The man pepper sprayed Sanchez, who wiped his face and advanced again, prompting the man to draw a knife and strike Sanchez two or three times. The man was treated for a cheek cut and released. Sanchez was arrested at the hospital on misdemeanor counts of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication and remains hospitalized; he has not been booked.
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