Lost in the [bizarre allegations](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/details-emerge-regarding-incident-that-resulted-in-mark-sanchezs-stabbing-arrest) regarding the incident that resulted in former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez being stabbed and arrested is the fact that he has been formally charged.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Sunday that Sanchez [has been formally charged](https://x.com/MCProsecutors/status/1974815083776585878/photo/1) with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a vehicle, and public intoxication for the incident that occurred early Saturday in Indianapolis. Sanchez was in town to call the Raiders-Colts game for Fox.
No court dates have been set.
Sanchez allegedly was the aggressor in an incident with a 69-year-old truck driver. The police report indicates that Sanchez complained about the spot in which the driver had parked his truck. It escalated from there, resulting in Sanchez shoving the man to the ground, the man pepper spraying Sanchez, and Sanchez continuing to pursue the man after being pepper sprayed, and the man stabbing Sanchez in alleged self-defense.
“This incident should never have happened,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement. “What began as a disagreement between a 38-year-old former professional athlete and a 69-year-old man should not have escalated into violence or left anyone seriously injured. As with any case, we will follow the facts and the law wherever they lead.”
Prosecutors often are reluctant to pursue charges absent a high degree of confidence that a conviction can be secured, under the very high standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
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