Overview

• Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced a Level 5 felony charge of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, carrying a potential 1–6 year sentence under Indiana law.
• Delivery driver Perry Tole filed a civil lawsuit accusing Sanchez of assault and battery and naming Fox Corporation for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision.
• Police affidavits say hotel surveillance video closely matches Tole’s account that Sanchez, appearing intoxicated, initiated the confrontation and entered the truck without permission.
• Records note Tole was not wearing his hearing aids in the noisy work environment and first used pepper spray before stabbing Sanchez, with filings describing a severe facial laceration.
• Sanchez remains under medical care, has pleaded not guilty, was pulled from Fox’s weekend broadcast, and has an initial court hearing set for Tuesday in Marion County.