On Friday night, former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez [was stabbed](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-mark-sanchez-was-critically-injured-in-an-indianapolis-stabbing) in Indianapolis. On Saturday, Sanchez was arrested.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department [announced on Saturday](https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1974585030715625676/photo/1) that Sanchez was arrested at a local hospital for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication. All charges are misdemeanors.
Sanchez remains hospitalized. He has not yet been officially booked.
The statement explains that the Marion County Prosecutor Office’s decision will make the final decision on whether Sanchez will be charged with one or more crimes. It advises any interested parties to seek the probable cause affidavit(s) supporting Sanchez’s arrest from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office or the Marion County Clerk’s Office.
The statement, which mentions no other arrests, says that all interested parties have been identified, and that no other individuals are being sought.
The implication of the statement is that the police currently believe Sanchez was not acting in self-defense, and that an altercation culminated in Sanchez attempting to enter a motor vehicle. Presumably, the other person involved in the situation was inside the car.
The statement mentions no other arrests, which suggests that the other person will not be accused of wrongdoing.
The probable cause affidavit(s) will be highly informative. The statement from the other person involved, along with Sanchez’s statement (if any), will say plenty. There also could be surveillance video of the altercation.
For now, and as the police statement notes, Sanchez is presumed innocent. The next step will entail the prosecutor deciding whether charges should be pursued. Often, the decision is driven by the question of whether the prosecutor believes the charges can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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