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Sanchez faces a felony battery charge, along with several
misdemeanor charges, for what prosecutors have said was a fight
over parking. Sanchez and Fox Sports also face a civil lawsuit
filed by 69-year-old Perry Tole.
A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Wednesday in
Marion County court.
Fox Sports has not said anything publicly about Sanchez since
saying he was injured on Oct. 4.
A police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol,
accosted Tole, who had backed his truck into a hotel’s loading
docks in downtown Indianapolis on Oct. 4. Tole claims in a
lawsuit that Sanchez entered the truck without permission, then
physically blocked and shoved Tole, who then doused Sanchez with
pepper spray.
When Sanchez advanced after being sprayed, Tole pulled a knife
to defend himself, authorities said.
Sanchez was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right
torso, according to a police affidavit. A picture of Tole
circulating online shows him in a neck brace on a hospital bed,
covered in blood with a deep slash to the side of his face.
Sanchez was in Indianapolis for Fox’s coverage of the Oct. 5
game between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders.
Sanchez had a 10-year NFL career before retiring in 2019. He
spent four seasons with the New York Jets and also appeared in
games with Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington.
He appeared on ABC and ESPN for two years before joining Fox
Sports as a game analyst in 2021.
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