Mark Sanchez Facing Dec. 11 Trial on Battery Charges

Mark Sanchez is recovering from injuries after an Oct. 4 altercation in Indianapolis with 69-year-old truck driver Perry Tole that left both men hospitalized, his attorney Tim Delaney told the court. Sanchez, a former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst, has been charged with a felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors — battery, public intoxication and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle — and faces up to six years in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say video and court documents show Sanchez body-slammed Tole during a dispute over a hotel loading-dock parking spot before Tole stabbed Sanchez and has not been charged, saying he acted in self-defense. A judge set a Dec. 11 trial date, with additional hearings on Nov. 20 and a pretrial conference on Dec. 2, though prosecutors questioned whether the schedule is realistic given Sanchez’s recovery. Sanchez remains free on bond, has been excused from recent hearings and is off the air, and Tole has filed civil claims related to the incident; Sanchez’s ex-partner said she is staying publicly silent to protect their son.