The violent incident that led to former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez’s stabbing and arrest outside an Indianapolis pub drew a massive police response, according to 911 dispatch audio first obtained by TMZ.
Officers were heard ordering Loughmiller’s Pub & Eatery locked down “like a crime scene” as they searched for suspects and evidence.
Dispatchers said two people were believed to have been stabbed, matching police reports that both Sanchez and a 69-year-old delivery driver were injured.
Responders were also heard on the 911 dispatch discussing whether there were security cameras operating in the alley where the brawl erupted shortly after midnight.
As of late Saturday, Sanchez remained hospitalized in stable condition after surgery and faces misdemeanor charges including battery and public intoxication.
The 911 dispatch audio captures police coordinating their response to the incident near the 300 block of Washington Street after midnight on Friday.
Dispatchers can be heard directing officers to lock down a nearby bar, establish a “Washington Street Command” and treat the area as a crime scene.
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Responders mention multiple locations — including Maryland Street, Meredith Avenue and an alley east of Connor’s Kitchen — while arranging for additional medics and crime scene tape.
One officer is heard on the audio reporting that there was a victim in critical condition being taken to Eskenazi Hospital, while another confirms “one in custody.”
Timeline of the Mark Sanchez stabbing and arrest
Friday Night
- Mark Sanchez, 38, is in Indianapolis to serve as a Fox Sports analyst for the Raiders-Colts game on Sunday. He’s observed acting “erratically,” doing “wind sprints” in the alley behind Loughmiller’s Pub and Eatery in the downtown.
Just after midnight
- A grease truck driver picking up cooking oil from a nearby hotel parks his truck in the loading dock, blocking the alley where Sanchez is doing sprints.
- Sanchez approaches the driver to try to get him to move and eventually gets into an altercation where he body-slams him toward the wall and then to the ground.
- The driver sprayed Sanchez with mace or pepper spray, but the former NFL quarterback continues attacking him.
- The driver pulls a knife and stabs Sanchez two or three times in the chest, believing, “This guy is trying to kill me.”
- Sanchez turns around and heads up the alley.
12:30 a.m.
- Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers respond to a report of a person shot. They locate Sanchez in Loughmiller’s Pub.
- It’s later reported that Sanchez is uncooperative with responding officers. He tells the detective he can only remember “grabbing for a window” and nothing else about the incident.
- Sanchez is rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
- The driver also suffered “significant injuries,” including lacerations to his cheek and jaw, with a cut that allegedly went through his cheek and hit his tongue.
Saturday
- Sanchez undergoes surgery for stab wounds to the chest, and is stable.
- He is arrested at the hospital and charged with misdemeanor counts of battery resulting in injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.
Sunday
- Sanchez is discharged from the hospital Sunday morning and transferred directly to central booking at Marion County Jail, where he reportedly posts his $300 cash bond.
Monday
- Sanchez’s charges are upgraded from several misdemeanors to a Level 5 felony battery of causing serious injury.
Dispatchers also note the presence of security cameras in the alley and emphasize securing the perimeter.
Sanchez was arrested and charged after being stabbed in the chest during a violent confrontation outside Loughmiller’s Pub & Eatery in downtown Indianapolis.
Police said the altercation began when Sanchez allegedly confronted a 69-year-old food delivery driver, who told investigators he stabbed Sanchez in self-defense after being pepper-sprayed.
Both men were injured, and Sanchez underwent surgery before being listed in stable condition at a local hospital.
The former NFL star, now a Fox Sports analyst, faces misdemeanor charges including battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication.
Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage as the investigation continues, while colleagues and former teammates have offered messages of support.