Overview
- Judge Jennifer Prinz Harrison stepped away from the case on Oct. 14 without stating a reason, and the matter was reassigned to Judge James Osborn.
- Court records show Osborn scheduled a pretrial hearing for Oct. 22 and penciled in a December jury trial, with Sanchez permitted to appear remotely for the first hearing.
- Sanchez is charged with felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury along with three misdemeanors—battery resulting in injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication—and he has pleaded not guilty.
- Investigators cite surveillance footage and statements indicating Sanchez confronted 69-year-old delivery driver Perry Tole, who says he acted in self-defense by using pepper spray and then a knife; both men were hospitalized.
- Tole has filed a civil suit against Sanchez for assault and battery and against Fox for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision, adding a parallel legal track to the criminal case.