Overview
- The former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst was processed at the Marion County Detention Center after being discharged from the hospital and was then released pending court proceedings.
- He is charged with level-5 aggravated assault along with related misdemeanors, an offense punishable by roughly one to six years in prison under Indiana law.
- A police affidavit states he entered truck driver Perry Tole’s vehicle before being pepper-sprayed, after which Tole stabbed him; Tole now claims self-defense in a pending civil lawsuit.
- Surveillance video circulated by media appears to show Sánchez walking unsteadily downtown shortly before the confrontation, and authorities continue to review evidence.
- Sánchez delivered brief public remarks thanking first responders and his surgeon and said he is focusing on recovery.