A longtime friend of Perry Tole, the man accused of stabbing Mark Sanchez during a fight on Saturday, describes him as a kind, nonviolent person who has faced personal trauma and spent his life uplifting others. Gregg Keesling, a local activist and Gold Star father, told WIBC News he was stunned to see Tole’s photo connected to the weekend stabbing. “I think he’s been in Indiana since 1988 or 1989, just a wonderful, wonderful man,” Keesling said. “Not a violent man at all. He did a lot of radio. I remember him from those old Tom Raper RV commercials back in the late ’80s or early ’90s.” Court documents say Tole stabbed Sanchez multiple times in the torso during a confrontation. The affidavit notes that Tole first tried to use pepper spray, which Keesling believes shows he was trying
Friend defends Perry Tole after Sanchez stabbing

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