Mark Sanchez, former New York Jets, from the National Football League (NFL), was arrested this weekend after being involved in a 69-year-old trucker in Indianapolis. Fox Sports commentator, he was stabbed during the conflict and had to receive care at the city hospital. The penalty can reach up to six years of detention.
The episode took place this Saturday. Sanchez was in Indiana for the coverage of the duel between Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders, by week 5. The former player was still arrested in the hospital, initially accused of aggression with bodily injury, improper vehicle invasion and public drunkenness. The discussion between the parties would have started at the place where the truck driver had parked his vehicle.
These accusations, however, had an aggravation on Monday, as the truck driver suffered serious injuries. With this, he face a level 5 physical aggression accusation, which may vary from one to six years in prison. The information was confirmed by Marion County Promoter Ryan Mears.
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“One of the challenges in such a case is that we are dealing with individuals who are receiving medical care and this is obviously the most important that individuals are treated properly,” said Mears. “Once we received additional information about the victim’s current health (truck driver), it was clear to us that additional accusations had to be presented.”
At 38, Sanchez is still subject to additional accusations, with the prosecution investigation still underway. According to CNN, the former player arrived in serious condition at the hospital, but had his picture stabilized over the weekend. He was replaced by Brady Quinn in the broadcast of this Sunday’s match.
Sanchez started his career in 2009 at the New York Jets. He left the franchise in 2014 to Philadelphia Eagles, but failed to stay as a starter in any league team. Before ending his career, he added tickets to Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders – then Redskins. In 2019, he started work as a university football commentator.
