Southern California Trojans former quarterback Mark Sanchez attends the Pac-12 Championship game at Allegiant Stadium.
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It appears that former Fox Sports NFL announcer Mark Sanchez is settling all of the ongoing legal issues surrounding a late-night stabbing incident with a 69-year-old truck driver in Indianapolis nearly a year ago.
As Tom Murphy of The Indiana Lawyer reported, Sanchez and the driver, Perry Tole, have reached an agreement in principle that will end the civil suit against the former NFL quarterback, according to a filing last week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
As a result, the court vacated future dates for discovery, conferences, and trial, and denied all pending motions as moot.
Tole’s attorneys are expected to file a motion to dismiss the case by Jan. 8.
“Additional time to complete the execution of the settlement documents may be granted if requested in writing before expiration of this period,” states the order, which was filed last Tuesday.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to call a Colts game on Oct. 5 last year, was involved in a violent altercation outside his hotel with Tole. The former NFL quarterback, who is believed to have been intoxicated, allegedly confronted the man inside the cab of his delivery truck. Tole, who claimed he believed his life was in danger, pepper-sprayed and stabbed Sanchez in self-defense.
Both men were hospitalized after the incident. Fox Sports suspended Sanchez and later fired him.
Sanchez also faced criminal charges following the incident. After several court-date delays, he pleaded guilty last month. It’s unknown which charges Sanchez is pleading guilty to; among those he faced were battery causing serious injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication.
A change-of-plea hearing in the criminal case is scheduled for Nov. 9 in Marion Superior Court.
The sordid, shocking incident that upended Sanchez’s broadcasting career appears to be nearing it’s conclusion. We’ll have a better sense of what that means in the coming months. And perhaps we’ll also finally get some clarity on what happened that evening to set the incident off in the first place.
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