Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez charged with felony battery

Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was charged with felony battery following a weekend altercation in Indianapolis, where he was stabbed after he allegedly attacked a truck driver, authorities said Monday

Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was charged with felony battery following a weekend altercation in Indianapolis, where he was stabbed after he allegedly attacked a truck driver, authorities said Monday.

Sanchez, a onetime star for the New York Jets, was initially charged with a string of misdemeanors before Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced that he would face a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury.

Indianapolis Police Chief Chris Bailey told reporters: "I want to be clear about this: I don’t care who you are, I don’t care what you do for a living, I don’t care where you live. If you come into our city [and] commit violence, we will use all the tools at our disposal to hold you accountable."

The felony is punishable by up to six years in prison, officials said.

NFL broadcaster Mark Sanchez on the field before the San Francisco 49ers' game against the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sept. 21.Brooke Sutton / Getty Images fileSanchez also faces three misdemeanor counts: battery with injury, public intoxication and unlawful entrance of a vehicle.