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**Rich Calder from New York Post**
October 5th, 2025 9:59 am
Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday on assault and public intoxication charges after he was stabbed in the chest during a brawl with a food delivery driver in Indianapolis early Saturday, according to reports and authorities.
Sanchez was charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication, in connection with the brawl near Loughmiller’s Pub & Eatery in downtown Indianapolis, cops said.
The unidentified delivery driver who allegedly stabbed Sanchez claimed he was acting in self-defence and that Sanchez was the aggressor, FOX59/CBS4 reported, citing police sources.
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The man told cops he was making a food delivery when Sanchez told him to leave and that he couldn’t park in an alley.
Sanchez became aggressive and used pepper spray, the person claimed.
Sanchez, 38, a Fox Sports analyst who was in the city to broadcast the Colts’ game against the Raiders on Sunday, was in stable condition after being rushed to a local hospital, the network said in a statement.
Sanchez wasn’t cooperative with responding police officers, sources told FOX59/CBS4.
**_This article first appeared on [The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/10/04/sports/ex-jets-qb-mark-sanchez-arrested-at-hospital-following-stabbing-incident-at-indianapolis-pub/) and was reproduced with permission._**