Indianapolis (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver in a downtown Indianapolis alley, which resulted in criminal charges against the Fox Sports analyst, according to court records filed Sunday.

Based on hotel video footage of the altercation early Saturday and the driver’s statement to police, a police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted the driver of a box truck that backed into a hotel’s loading docks, leading to a confrontation outside the vehicle that prompted the driver to defensively pull out a knife.

Sanchez was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right torso, the affidavit signed by a police detective said. Sanchez remained hospitalized early Sunday, according to police. The truck driver, identified as P.T., had a cut to his left cheek, it said.

Sanchez was in stable condition, Fox Sports said Saturday. There was no immediate update Sunday, and his initial court hearing was set for Tuesday in a Marion County courtroom.

As the altercation escalated, the driver feared 'this guy is trying to kill me' and pulled his knife as Sanchez came at him, the affidavit said. Sanchez was initially stabbed two or three times, then stabbed again when he went at the driver again, it said.

Sanchez was in Indianapolis to call Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game. Instead, he was charged with battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — all misdemeanors. Police got a warrant to obtain Sanchez’s phone and clothes from the hospital, the document said.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said Sunday that his office would 'follow the facts and the law wherever they lead.' 'What began as a disagreement between a 38-year-old former professional athlete and a 69-year-old man should not have escalated into violence or left anyone seriously injured,' Mears said in a statement.

Sanchez told police at the hospital that all he could remember was grabbing for a window, the court document said. Sanchez said he didn’t know who else was involved or where the altercation happened.

Police officers found Sanchez with the stab wounds when dispatched to a downtown pub about 12:35 a.m. Saturday. The truck driver was found in the alley.

The video showed a man believed to be Sanchez running in the alley toward the truck. The truck driver was performing his work duties when approached by Sanchez, who opened the truck door and began talking to him. Sanchez allegedly told the driver he couldn’t be at the loading dock and that he had spoken to the hotel manager. Sanchez smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred, the driver told police.

Sanchez followed the driver around the truck and, when the driver darted toward the driver’s door, video showed Sanchez grabbing and throwing the driver toward a hotel wall. The fight continued against a dumpster and Sanchez threw the driver to the ground. Sanchez climbed into the truck but exited when told by the driver he wasn’t allowed in.

Feeling in danger, the driver took out pepper spray and sprayed Sanchez’s face. Despite this, Sanchez attempted to advance toward the driver again. The driver then pulled his knife and stabbed Sanchez.

The driver reported feeling that he was in a life-or-death situation as he was on the ground when Sanchez approached him again for the final stab.

Sanchez had a 10-year NFL career before retiring in 2019. He appeared on multiple sports networks before joining Fox Sports as a game analyst in 2021. The Long Beach, California, native was a notable player at Southern California before being drafted by the New York Jets.