Mark Sanchez, the former N.F.L. quarterback who is a Fox Sports commentator, was arrested on Saturday after he was stabbed during a confrontation with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, according to court documents.
Mr. Sanchez was arrested at a hospital on Saturday and charged with battery resulting in injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, the police said. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
Mr. Sanchez was intoxicated when he confronted a truck driver who was parked in the loading dock of the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, according to charging documents filed in Marion County Court on Sunday.
The driver, an unidentified 69-year-old man who wears hearing aids, had arrived to recycle the hotel’s frying oil early on Saturday, the police said.
Mr. Sanchez confronted the driver at the loading dock, saying the man did not have permission to be there and that the hotel did not want its fryer oil replaced, according to court documents.
The driver, who told the police he did not have his hearing aids in at the time, was confused and told Mr. Sanchez he needed to call his manager. He said Mr. Sanchez smelled of alcohol and that his speech was slurred, according to court documents.
Mr. Sanchez then attempted to enter the truck cab, blocked the driver from retrieving his cellphone, and eventually shoved him. The man, fearing he was in danger, pepper-sprayed Mr. Sanchez, whom he did not recognize, court records said.
But Mr. Sanchez wiped his face, the driver told the police, and continued advancing toward him.
“This guy is trying to kill me,” the driver recalled thinking, according to the police.
Fearing for his life, the driver took out a knife and stabbed Mr. Sanchez, who eventually ran away.
Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrived around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, and the driver and Mr. Sanchez were taken to separate hospitals.
Representatives for Mr. Sanchez did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Fox Sports declined on Saturday night to comment on his arrest.
Before Mr. Sanchez was arrested, Fox Sports said on social media that it was grateful to the medical team that was treating him and that he was in stable condition.
Mr. Sanchez, 38, was the fifth overall pick of the 2009 N.F.L. draft after playing at the University of Southern California. He spent five seasons with the Jets, twice leading them to the playoffs, but he missed the entire 2013 season with an injury.
He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He remained in the N.F.L. for a total of 10 seasons before retiring in 2019 and becoming a football analyst.
Mr. Sanchez was in Indianapolis ahead of the broadcast of the Las Vegas Raiders and Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday afternoon, as part of his role as an analyst for the network.
Mr. Sanchez was set to call Sunday’s game alongside Chris Myers, a sportscaster for Fox Sports.
Ali Watkins contributed reporting.
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