INDIANAPOLIS–Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez now faces a felony charge for Saturday’s stabbing incident in downtown Indianapolis.

At a press conference Monday, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said he’s upgrading Sanchez’s charges to a Level 5 felony battery of causing serious injury. Mears says this move is warranted because of the extent of the victim’s injuries.

“This is by no means the end of this investigation. It likely won’t be the final charges that we move forward with,” said Mears.

The incident happened Saturday morning at around 12:30 in an alley between the Westin Hotel and the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.

The probable cause affidavit says surveillance footage shows Sanchez jogging back and forth in the alley before approaching a box truck that was backed into a l

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