Mark Sanchez Displays on Gratitude Amid Battery Allegations

Mark Sanchez, the previous NFL quarterback accused of attacking a supply truck driver earlier this yr, posted a message of gratitude on social media over the weekend. 

“This time of yr at all times makes me go searching and recognize what issues, however this one hits completely different,” the previous Fox Sports activities colour commentator stated on Instagram on Saturday. “I’m simply grateful — to get up, to be residence, and to have the ability to wrap my arms round my spouse and youngsters.”

He added, “Thanks to the individuals who saved me standing and gave my household alternatives to share moments like these. From our household to yours, we want you a contented and peaceable vacation season.”

The message of gratitude, which was paired with images of his household, happened two months after prosecutors in Marion County, Indiana, introduced towards Sanchez a felony cost of battery involving critical bodily damage. 

“The allegations contain a 38-year-old man turning into concerned in an altercation with a 69-year-old man who sustained vital and really critical accidents” over a dispute about parking, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears stated throughout a press convention on the time. 

Prosecutors alleged that Sanchez attacked the older man, Perry Tole, throughout a confrontation over parking.

Police stated that Tole pepper-sprayed after which stabbed Sanchez in self protection. Sanchez, severely injured, then allegedly fled the scene earlier than being arrested. 

Sanchez was admitted to the hospital for his accidents. He was booked into Marion County Jail after he was discharged in October, based on the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division.

A decide in late November granted Sanchez’s movement for continuance and rescheduled each the ultimate pretrial listening to and trial date to March 2026. Tole has additionally filed a civil swimsuit towards Sanchez and the Fox Company over the incident.