Overview

• Perry Tole reportedly told a friend that “faith guided my hands” as he acted to protect himself during the Indianapolis alley confrontation.
• An affidavit states Tole first used pepper spray before resorting to a knife, and a witness described Sanchez throwing Tole to the ground.
• Prosecutors have elevated Sanchez’s case to a Level 5 felony for battery causing serious injury, a charge that can carry one to six years in prison.
• Both men sustained serious injuries, with Sanchez undergoing surgery for chest stab wounds and Tole treated for deep facial lacerations.
• Tole’s family has filed a civil lawsuit seeking punitive and compensatory damages, alleging the assault left him permanently disfigured.