Mark Sanchez was spotted stumbling through the streets of downtown Indianapolis for at least 20 minutes before his bloody brawl with his alleged victim, new video of the former Jets quarterback’s movements from the night shows.
Surveillance video shows the ex-NFL star appearing to wander around drunkenly, leaning against a wall and breaking into bursts of jogging before the 12:30 a.m. fight Saturday, in which he was allegedly stabbed by 69-year-old grease truck driver Perry Tole, video obtained by TMZ shows.
The clip begins with Tole pulling his truck into an alleyway about half an hour before the altercation.
Mark Sanchez played for the New York Jets before becoming an analyst for Fox Sports. AP
Mark Sanchez is seen with blood on his shirt while he walks in Indianapolis on October 4, 2025. Obtained by the NY Post
Sanchez was seen roaming around downtown Indianapolis prior to the incident. TMZ / BACKGRID
Sanchez is seen in the alley. TMZ / BACKGRIDSeven minutes later, Sanchez is seen walking unsteadily out of the alley, but doesn’t appear to be injured or agitated.
At 12:14 a.m., the Fox Sports analyst is spotted strolling down the sidewalk close to the alley, just yards from the Indiana State Capitol.
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But just 90 seconds later, he is seen walking back in the opposite direction, the video shows.
He walks toward the alley before pausing and continuing very slowly down the street and out of camera view.
Some six minutes later, he comes back and leans against a wall at the entrance to the alley for a further two minutes.
At 12:25 a.m. he pauses behind a dumpster before suddenly jogging toward Perry Tole’s truck and out of camera view. TMZ / BACKGRIDA bystander walks past Sanchez and the pair appear to have a brief conversation before the person walks away and Sanchez turns and starts walking down the alley toward the loading dock where Tole is parked.
At 12:25 a.m. he pauses behind a dumpster before suddenly jogging toward Tole’s truck and out of camera view.
The alleged victim after the encounter. TMZ / BACKGRIDHe is next seen on camera at 12:30 a.m. clutching his chest after Tole allegedly stabbed him when the 38-year-old Sanchez violently assaulted him in the alley.
Seven minutes later, Indianapolis Police Department and fire officials descended on the scene, putting up crime scene tape and tending to Tole’s injuries.
The grease truck driver allegedly involved in the fight with former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.
At 12:47 a.m., Tole, who was allegedly bodyslammed twice by the 6-foot-2, 225-lbs Sanchez, was seen being wheeled out on a gurney into a waiting ambulance.
Multiple videos showing the moment of the attack have been seen by authorities, police said.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to report on last Sunday’s Colts-Raiders game, remains in the hospital with his injuries after being arrested on Saturday.
He has been charged with felony battery involving serious bodily injury as well as three misdemeanors.
If found guilty, he faces up to six years in prison.
Tole, who was also hospitalized and allegedly slashed in the face by Sanchez during the attack, has claimed self-defense. He has since been released from the hospital.
Sanchez is also being sued by his alleged victim following the attack, claiming that he has been left “permanently disfigured by the attack.
