INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The criminal trial for Mark Sanchez, the former FOX Sports analyst charged after a fight with a truck driver in downtown Indianapolis, has been moved from December to March 2026.
The trial was originally scheduled to begin on Thursday, Dec. 11, with a final pretrial conference on Dec. 2.
Online court records show that attorneys for Sanchez requested a continuance on Tuesday and Judge James Osborn granted the motion on Wednesday. The jury trial for Sanchez is now set to start on March 12, 2026.
Sanchez’s lawyers told a Marion County judge on Oct. 22 that Sanchez was still recovering from injuries he sustained in the Oct. 4 altercation.
When asked after the hearing if Sanchez’s condition would allow for a trial in December, Chief Trial Deputy Daniel Ciccini responded, “Don’t know the answer to that, but I doubt December is a realistic trial date.”
Court papers say Sanchez attacked 69-year-old delivery driver Perry Tole in an alley behind the Westin Hotel on Washington Street just after midnight on Oct. 4, told him he wasn’t supposed to be there, attacked him, and tried to get in his truck.
Tole was there due to his job working for a company that recycles cooking oil. Police say he pepper-sprayed Sanchez and then stabbed him several times when Sanchez continued attacking.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis for Fox’s coverage of the Oct. 5 game between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders, was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right torso. Tole was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
Sanchez faces a felony battery charge, and several misdemeanor charges, for the altercation with Tole.
He could spend up to six years in prison if convicted of the felony charge. He also faces a separate civil lawsuit from Tole.
Sanchez was let go by Fox Sports in early November and replaced by former Purdue University quarterback, Drew Brees.
Previous Coverage
- Lawsuit against Mark Sanchez includes parent company of St. Elmo Steak House
- Fox Sports drops Mark Sanchez, hires Drew Brees as NFL analyst
- Formal charges filed against Mark Sanchez in downtown stabbing incident
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