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A 'drunk' Mark Sanchez is seen stumbling around downtown Indianapolis before running towards the truck driver he allegedly attacked in bizarre new footage from the morning in question.
The retired NFL quarterback and Fox TV commentator is facing up to 16 years in prison after the shocking incident involving 69-year-old Perry Tole, who claims to have stabbed him in self-defense during a violent altercation outside an Indianapolis pub early last Saturday morning.
Sanchez was initially charged with public intoxication, battery resulting in bodily injury and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle – all misdemeanors. However, prosecutors have since added a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury.
Footage emerged last week of him walking around a street corner with a huge blood stain on his shirt following the alleged stabbing. And now a new surveillance video from the area has shed new light on the timeline of events.
In the video, which was obtained by TMZ Sports, Tole is first seen pulling up in his service truck at 12:05am before driving south down the alley of the alleged attack - where Sanchez appeared to already be on the move.
When he parked up the driver was out of camera view, so it is unclear if they saw each other at that early stage. However, Sanchez then walked north out of the alley around seven minutes later while stumbling a little bit.
Mark Sanchez is seen running towards the driver he allegedly attacked in a bizarre new video
Perry Tole, a grease truck driver, suffered brutal lacerations after the alleged attack by Sanchez
The ex-football star was not injured or agitated at this point, instead strolling down the sidewalk unfazed at 12:14am. He then began walking in the opposite direction 90 seconds later as the footage takes a strange turn.
Despite walking towards the alley, Sanchez didn't go down it and instead pauses before continuing to walk slowly down the street and out of the camera's view. Almost six minutes later he then comes back and stops to lean on a wall at the entrance to the alley for a couple of minutes.
Another bystander, who was not involved in the alleged attack, then walked past while appearing to speak to him. There was no physical interaction between the two of them, however, and Sanchez followed it up by turning and heading down the alley toward the loading dock where Tole was parked.
He initially paused behind a dumpster before jogging towards Tole's location until he is again out of camera view. It is at this time - between 12:25 am and 12:30am - that he is accused of pulling him out of his truck and provoking the bloody encounter. Tole alleges that he pepper sprayed and stabbed Sanchez, who he claims slashed his face.
At 12:30am, the Fox pundit then ran out of the alley before turning it into a walk when he reached the street. Indianapolis police and fire fighters are then seen arriving seven minutes later, putting up crime-scene tape and heading down the alley to help Tole.
At 12:47am the injured driver is spotted being wheeled out on a gurney and taken straight to hospital.
Tole suffered brutal lacerations in the bloody brawl but is now recovering at home after being released from hospital.
It is alleged that Sanchez took issue with him parking his truck in a loading dock while he collected cooking oil on his night shift, as it was disrupting his impromptu workout.
Sanchez, who is married to actress Perry Mattfeld, faces up to 16 years in prison after his arrest
Sanchez, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound former quarterback, is said to have then pummeled Tole and slammed him to the ground, before the latter used mace and then stabbed his assailant two to three times in the chest.
The ex-NFL player was then seen stumbling back toward the Loughmiller's Pub and Eatery, where he was given medical attention and rushed to hospital.
While there, he was detained and charged with a Level 5 felony and three misdemeanor charges, and it has been reported that he could face up to 16 years in prison if the felony is upgraded to a Level 3.
He is also reportedly facing a lawsuit from Tole, who is suing him for assault/battery and also Fox for negligent hiring, retention and supervision.
In the suit, he reportedly states that Sanchez appeared intoxicated and instigated the fight, which caused him permanent disfigurement, loss of function, other physical injuries, emotional distress and other damages. Tole claims he has significant injuries to his head, jaw and neck.
He has also targeted Fox after claiming the network should have known him as a bad fit due to his 'propensity for drinking and/or harmful conduct.'
