{"id":283454,"date":"2025-10-07T07:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283454\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T07:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:08:22","slug":"mark-sanchezs-family-speaks-out-about-ex-jets-qb-deeply-distressing-stabbing-outside-indianapolis-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283454\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Sanchez\u2019s family speaks out about ex-Jets QB \u2018deeply distressing\u2019 stabbing outside Indianapolis pub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Sanchez\u2019s family has broken their silence \u2013 thanking fans and first responders for their support after the former Jets quarterback was stabbed during an allegedly drunken fight outside an Indianapolis pub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a deeply distressing time for everyone involved,\u201d Sanchez\u2019s brother, Nick, said in a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/06\/mark-sanchez-family-breaks-silence-stabbing\/#continued\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">statement to TMZ Sports.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMark and our family are incredibly grateful for the concern, love, and support we\u2019ve received over the past few days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMark remains under medical care for the serious injuries he sustained and is focused on his recovery as the legal process continues. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the first responders and medical staff,\u201d the brother\u2019s statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Sanchez\u2019s family has spoken out after he was arrested for assault in Indianapolis. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez seen on surveillance video after the alleged attack and stabbing. Obtained by the NY Post<\/p>\n<p>A 69-year-old grease truck driver stabbed Sanchez, 38, multiple times after the Fox Sports analyst allegedly attacked him around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Footage<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/06\/sports\/bloody-mark-sanchez-seen-stumbling-down-indianapolis-sidewalk-after-being-stabbed-in-fight-with-grease-truck-driver\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0captured Sanchez clutching his wounds<\/a>\u00a0while staggering from the alleyway where the fight had happened into a nearby bar.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez was sent to the hospital with critical injuries before his condition was upgraded on Sunday to stable.<\/p>\n<p>Alleged victim Perry Tole, 69, has filed suit against Sanchez following the alleged Saturday night assault.  FOX59<\/p>\n<p>While hospitalized, he was hit with several misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors on Monday upgraded the charges to a Level 5 felony battery of causing serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>The grease truck driver, Perry Tole, is now suing Sanchez, claiming that he was left permanently disfigured by the alleged attack.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleged Sanchez, who was in Indiana to report on Sunday\u2019s game between the Colts and the Raiders, \u201cappeared intoxicated\u201d when he \u201cinstigated an altercation\u201d with Tole, who was parking in a loading bay in the alleyway while collecting grease from nearby businesses.<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking story. 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