Ex-NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez stabbed multiple times in altercation leading to charges against him

"Based on hotel video footage of the altercation early Saturday and the driver's statement to police, a police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted the driver of a box truck that backed into a hotel's loading docks, leading to a confrontation outside the vehicle that prompted the driver to defensively pull out a knife. Sanchez was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right torso, the affidavit signed by a police detective said."

"As the altercation escalated, the driver feared "'this guy is trying to kill me'" and pulled his knife as Sanchez came at him, the affidavit said. He was initially stabbed two or three times, then stabbed again when he went at the driver again, it said. "The next thing P.T. knew was Mr. Sanchez looked at him with a look of shock, he slowly turned around, and Mr. Sanchez took off northbound in the alley," the document said."

"Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver in a downtown Indianapolis alley, which resulted in criminal charges against the Fox Sports analyst, according to court records filed Sunday."

Mark Sanchez was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old box-truck driver in a downtown Indianapolis alley. Police say hotel video and the driver's statement indicate Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted the driver after the truck backed into a hotel's loading docks, sparking a confrontation. The driver pulled a knife defensively and stabbed Sanchez initially two or three times and again during a subsequent confrontation. Sanchez was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right torso and remained in stable condition; the driver suffered a cut to his left cheek. Sanchez faces misdemeanor charges including battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, and police obtained a warrant for his phone and clothes.

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