Overview

• On July 18, Albuquerque police say they heard a gunshot from Sanchez’s Jeep Gladiator as it passed a crash scene on I-40, which prompted officers to pursue and stop the vehicle.
• During the stop, officers recovered a handgun in the driver’s seat pocket and three live rounds on the passenger side, records show.
• Sanchez, 43, was booked on a fourth-degree felony count of shooting at or from a motor vehicle and a misdemeanor negligent use of a deadly weapon charge.
• He has admitted to possessing the gun but denies firing any shots, while the vehicle’s driver told police Sanchez laughed after allegedly discharging the weapon.
• Sanchez remains jailed without bail as he awaits a court appearance to address the charges, marking his first legal trouble since leaving the UFC in 2020.