Overview
- The altercation occurred early Oct. 4 in a downtown Indianapolis alley, with authorities saying Sanchez was stabbed multiple times and the 69-year-old delivery driver suffered a deep facial laceration.
- Marion County prosecutors added a felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, alongside misdemeanor allegations of battery, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.
- In a civil complaint filed Monday, Perry Tole alleges Sanchez appeared intoxicated, tried to enter his work truck, blocked him from using his phone, and shoved him, prompting Tole to deploy pepper spray in self-defense.
- A sheriff’s affidavit says Sanchez told detectives at the hospital he did not know who injured him or where it happened, and court filings indicate he intends to plead not guilty as he remains under medical care.
- Tole seeks compensatory and punitive damages and accuses Fox of negligent hiring, retention, and supervision, while Fox replaced Sanchez on the Colts–Raiders broadcast with Brady Quinn.