Overview

• TMZ released body camera video on August 1 revealing Diego Sanchez’s handcuffed arrest on Interstate 40 in Albuquerque.
• In the footage, officers initially fail to recognize the UFC Hall of Famer until one admits he grew up watching Sanchez fight.
• After obtaining consent to search the Jeep Gladiator, police recovered a handgun and multiple shell casings that underpin the shooting allegations.
• Sanchez faces a fourth-degree felony count of shooting at or from a motor vehicle and a misdemeanor for negligent use of a deadly weapon while denying the accusations.
• His lawyer has announced plans for Sanchez to undergo substance abuse treatment and counseling as he remains free pending trial.