Mark Sanchez has been released from the hospital after being stabbed and later arrested in Indianapolis, it has been reported.
The former NFL quarterback was hospitalized after being stabbed during a dispute with a food delivery truck driver early Saturday morning, though Indianapolis police later announced that Sanchez had been arrested for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.
According to TMZ, Sanchez has now been released from the hospital and is being processed through jail. The outlet added that Sanchez’s $300 cash bond had already been paid by his attorney.
Graphic photos shared by Fox59 anchor Angela Ganote show the extent of the delivery driver’s injuries, as his face and neck were significantly bloodied following the dispute.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to call the Colts-Raiders game Fox, is accused of threatening, following and attacking the 69-year-old man, who tried to pepper spray him unsuccessfully before resorting to stabbing him.
According to an affidavit obtained by ESPN, Sanchez allegedly accosted the man at a loading dock in downtown Indianapolis.
Ex-NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez has been released from the hospital amid his arrest
Sanchez, who is married to actress Perry Mattfield, was stabbed during a dispute on Saturday
As the confrontation escalated, the truck driver, out of fear, is said to have sprayed Sanchez in the face with pepper spray.
Sanchez reportedly continued to advance towards the driver, who thought the former quarterback was ‘trying to kill me’. The driver then pulled a knife, allegedly striking him ‘two or three times.’
The truck driver said he was then thrown against a dumpster, leaving him to believe he was in a ‘life-or-death situation,’ before a ‘look of shock’ came over Sanchez’s face and he took off.
The driver told police that the dispute started over Sanchez telling him that he was barred from standing in the loading dock, per the orders of the hotel manager, according to TMZ .
He claimed that he could smell alcohol on the former quarterback’s breath and that he was slurring his words.
Ultimately, Sanchez is said to have sustained multiple stab wounds to his right torso.
As seen in the photos of the delivery driver in the hospital, he suffered a deep laceration on his left cheek and was taken to a different hospital than Sanchez for treatment.
TMZ’s Michael J. Babcock also reported that Sanchez had no recollection of what happened during the incident, according to someone who spoke with the ex-passer on Saturday morning.
Babcock added that Sanchez was ‘very out of it’ during that conversation due to being sedated.
Mark and his wife Perry have twins together, while he also has an eight-year-old son, Daniel (center), from a previous relationship
He was reportedly stabbed in the chest during a dispute with a food delivery driver at Loughmiller’s Pub & Eatery in downtown Indianapolis (pictured)
Following the news of Sanchez being stabbed, Fox Sports PR said Saturday in a statement: ‘Mark Sanchez was injured in Indianapolis on Saturday and is currently recovering in the hospital in stable condition. We are deeply grateful to the medical team for their exceptional care and support.
‘Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark, and we ask that everyone please respect his and his family’s privacy during this time.
While Sanchez was hospitalized, he was replaced on the Colts-Raiders broadcast by Brady Quinn.
In response to the events, Chief Chris Bailey of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said: ‘Proud of our IMPD officers and detectives who stayed focused on our mission and not the noise.
‘Their professionalism represents the best of our department. IMPD will continue to be a steady, reliable presence in our city because our community deserves nothing less.’
Sanchez is married to American actress Perry Mattfeld, and the couple have two children together after Perry gave birth to twins in March. Sanchez also has an eight-year-old son, Daniel, from one of his previous relationships.
The former quarterback played 10 seasons in the NFL, including four with the Jets after they selected him with the fifth overall pick in 2009.
He later spent time with the Eagles, Cowboys, formerly-named Redskins and Bears as a backup, before joining Fox Sports as a broadcaster in 2021.
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