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Benedict Polizzi Posts Halloween Costume Depicting Stabbed Mark Sanchez

The post refocuses attention on Sanchez’s Indiana case, which now features a felony battery count with a December 11 trial date.

Overview

  • Polizzi shared an Instagram photo of himself in a blood-stained No. 6 Jets jersey styled as a stabbed Mark Sanchez, captioning it "it’s my bday" and "Meanest comment gets pinned."
  • The FBoy Island alum offered no apology and told Entertainment Weekly, "Go Jets!" when asked for comment.
  • Authorities say Sanchez, 38, was hospitalized after being stabbed during an Oct. 4 altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver in downtown Indianapolis.
  • Court records and affidavits cited in reporting describe video that allegedly shows Sanchez chasing, grabbing, and throwing the driver, who told police he used pepper spray and then a knife.
  • Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to an upgraded felony charge of battery resulting in serious bodily injury along with three misdemeanors, with a jury trial set for Dec. 11.