Former NFL quarterback and present Fox Sports activities analyst Mark Sanchez was formally charged on Sunday for his position in an incident which came about in Indianapolis. Sanchez was initially charged with three misdemeanors, however his case will now embrace not less than one felony depend.
Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears introduced Monday morning that Sanchez now faces a felony battery cost involving critical bodily damage, through Fox 59’s Angela Ganote. That Stage 5 cost carries a jail sentence of 1 to 5 years. Mears added the case remains to be being investigated, so additional fees could possibly be forthcoming.
A $300 bond was posted Sunday, as detailed by Mark Maske and Ben Strauss of the Washington Post. An preliminary court docket listening to had been scheduled for Tuesday, however Ganote notes Sanchez’s attorneys have now filed a movement to waive that continuing. As a substitute, they’re searching for a pre-trial convention. The choose overseeing this case has granted the movement, per Ganote. In consequence, the primary continuing on this case will probably be a convention on Nov. 4.
Sanchez – whose NFL profession lasted from 2009-18 and included time spent with six completely different franchises – is alleged to have instigated an altercation with a 69-year-old man this previous weekend. The alleged sufferer was despatched to hospital with “critical accidents.” Sanchez was stabbed a number of instances and likewise hospitalized. As of Monday morning, the 38-year-old is in secure situation however nonetheless in hospital, through Ganote.
Sanchez was in Indianapolis to work as Fox’s shade analyst for the Raiders-Colts Week 5 recreation. The community has but to touch upon the state of affairs other than its assertion issued Saturday afternoon following Sanchez’s hospitalization and arrest. Per Maske, Sanchez’s attorneys haven’t any remark at the moment.
