Truck Driver Perry Tole Sues Ex-NFL QB Mark Sanchez, Fox Corporation Over Violent Altercation

Perry Tole, a 69-year-old Jamaican-American truck driver, has filed a civil lawsuit against former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez and Fox Corporation following a violent confrontation outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel. The lawsuit was filed on October 6, in Marion County, Indiana.

According to court filings, the incident occurred in the early hours of October 4, when Sanchez—allegedly intoxicated—unlawfully entered Tole’s parked vehicle and initiated a physical altercation. In an attempt to defend himself, Tole reportedly used pepper spray and eventually stabbed Sanchez multiple times. Tole sustained a severe facial laceration during the altercation, resulting in permanent disfigurement, loss of function, and ongoing emotional and psychological distress.

The lawsuit alleges that Sanchez was the aggressor and that Fox Corporation, Sanchez’s employer at the time, was negligent in supervising or restraining his conduct. Tole is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages.

Sanchez is currently facing a felony battery charge and multiple misdemeanor counts related to the incident. Tole continues to receive medical treatment for his injuries.

This lawsuit adds a new legal dimension to a case that has drawn national attention, given Sanchez’s public profile as a former NFL player and current television personality.

CASE NUMBER: 49D18-2510-CM-030297
FILED: 2025 October 5

Affidavit for Probable Cause

State of Indiana, County of Marion, SS:

Detective Joshua Stayton swears (affirms):

On October 4, at 12:35am IMPD officers were dispatched to 301 W Washington St on a report of a person shot. When officers arrived at the Loughmiller’s Pub and Eatery located at 301 W Washington St, they came into contact with a male, later identified as Mark Sanchez, with several stab wounds to his upper right torso area.

A second person was located in the alley west of the location near 50 S Senate St. The second person, later identified as P.T., had a laceration to his left cheek.

Medic 03 / EMS 2685 responded to 301 W Washington Street. and transported Mr. Sanchez to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition, while Medic 05 / EMS 0790 responded to alley at 50 S. Senate Street and transported P.T. to Methodist Hospital.

An Aggravated Assault detective was requested to be paged through control by an officer on the scene and Det. Joshua Stayton was paged at 12:54 am. Det. Stayton spoke to Officer J. Anderson and was advised where the injured parties were going and coordinated with other aggravated assault detectives for responses accordingly. Det. Edwards responded to Eskenazi Hospital to check on Mr. Sanchez, while Det. Clayton responded to Methodist to check on P.T.

Det. C. Edwards responded to Eskenazi Hospital and attempted to get a statement from Mr. Sanchez. Det. Edwards asked Mr. Sanchez what happened and all he could remember was grabbing for a window. Mr. Sanchez said he did not know who did this to him or where it happened.

Detective Stayton responded to the scene and arrived at 1:10 a.m. Upon arrival, Det. Stayton was advised that the two hotels on either side of the alley where the incident occurred had surveillance video of the event. The two hotels located on either side of the alley were the Westin Hotel and the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Det. Stayton went to the Westin Hotel first to review the video, but the video quality was poor.

As Det. Stayton was walking to the Marriott to review their video footage, a male sitting in a vehicle parked in the alley just north of the incident location stated he needed to leave. Det. Stayton spoke with the male, who was identified as B.B. He stated that he was at the location picking up his kid when he saw a larger male wearing a black shirt and another male that was a truck driver interacting with each other. B.B. at first thought they were friends and did not pay much attention to their interaction, as his vehicle was facing northbound and he was only observing through the side mirror.

B.B. then thought it was odd because he believed the two men were using their cellphones to record each other. He said the two men then went to the other side of the truck, out of his view. He later noticed that the truck driver tumbled over to the opposite side curb, and the male in the black shirt was standing over him. B.B. thought they might have wrestled or something. Then the male in the black shirt ran northbound in the alley, and the truck driver stayed with the truck. B.B. did not see anything further and said he did not know what was happening but assumed it was serious because police started to show up. Det. Stayton then released B.B. from the scene.

Det. Stayton relayed this information about the two parties possibly recording each other, based on B.B.’s statement, and Detective Sergeant Gray then applied for and was granted a search warrant to collect Mr. Sanchez’s phone and clothes from the hospital. The warrant was granted and Det. Edwards collected the items, signed a chain of custody voucher, and transported them back to the Aggravated Assault office where Det. Stayton later took custody and placed the items in the property room.

Det. Stayton then reviewed the video from the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown and saw a male, believed to be Mark Sanchez, jogging northbound in the alley from the direction of Maryland Street. Mr. Sanchez runs towards a large box truck that is backed into the loading docks at the Westin Hotel and goes behind the truck and then reappears, still heading northbound. Mr. Sanchez then heads to W Washington Street and is out of view for a little while. Mr. Sanchez then reappears, heading southbound and approaches the delivery truck again and goes behind it before reappearing and approaching the driver’s door.

It should be noted that P.T. is an employee for a company that specializes in commercial cooking oil recycling and disposal. P.T. was backed into the loading dock area at the Westin, performing his assigned duties when he was encountered by Mr. Sanchez.

Mr. Sanchez approached the driver’s door of the truck and opened the door and began a conversation with P.T.

Mr. Sanchez and P.T. stand by the driver’s side door for a few minutes and then P.T. walks over towards the security office doors of the Marriott. At this time, P.T. is out of view of the camera and Mr. Sanchez is seen standing near the front of the truck. Moments later, P.T. reappears and walks towards the passenger side of the truck and Mr. Sanchez follows him. Then P.T. is seen walking back around to the driver’s side and Mr. Sanchez is right behind him. The two appear to have an interaction at the driver’s side door and then P.T. walks back towards the front of the truck. Mr. Sanchez is following again, and P.T. is seen walking backwards away from Mr. Sanchez.

P.T. and Mr. Sanchez are now seen moving around in the front area in front of the truck and then P.T. darts towards the driver’s door again. Mr. Sanchez is seen running after P.T. and the video shows Mr. Sanchez grabbing and throwing P.T. towards the wall of the Westin. It appears that the two men are now fighting between the large metal green dumpster and the truck.

The fight continues up against the dumpster and then as a vehicle is driving southbound in the alley, the two men continue fighting and are now moving out towards the middle of the alley. Mr. Sanchez is then seen throwing P.T. to the ground on the west side of the alley just as the car passes. P.T. stands up from the ground and Mr. Sanchez is standing there for a brief moment before turning and running northbound towards W Washington Street.

Det. Stayton took a statement from P.T. on October 4, at the Aggravated Assault office around 8:00 p.m. P.T.’s statement closely matches the video Det. Stayton watched from the Marriott.

P.T. said Mr. Sanchez opened the driver’s door and P.T. exited the truck. Mr. Sanchez and P.T. had a conversation where Mr. Sanchez told P.T. that he could not be there (at the loading dock) and that he (Mr. Sanchez) had spoken to the manager of the hotel.

P.T. did not have his hearing aids in because his truck is very loud when he is exchanging the frying oil for the hotel, so he had to lean in close to Mr. Sanchez to hear him. When P.T. leaned in, he stated that Mr. Sanchez smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred.

P.T. was confused and stated he needed to contact his manager to find out what exactly was going on. P.T. described Mr. Sanchez, whom he did not recognize, was well dressed and groomed so P.T. assumed he could be the manager of the hotel.

Mr. Sanchez then climbed up into the cab of the truck and leaned over the driver’s seat and looked in towards the middle area between the seats. P.T. told Mr. Sanchez that he was not allowed to be inside of the truck and Mr. Sanchez came down. Mr. Sanchez kept repeating that he had spoken to a manager, and they did not want P.T. to do that (replace the fryer oil). Mr. Sanchez then tried again to get into the truck and P.T. stated again that he could not let him in the truck and knew at this time that he had a problem. P.T. tried to get his cellphone from the truck and Mr. Sanchez blocked him from trying to call his manager.

P.T. then walked around the front of the truck and Mr. Sanchez followed him but stood near the front of the truck. P.T. is seen walking westbound, off camera, to the opposite loading dock area of the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. P.T. stated that he knew that entry point was the security office for the Marriott, so he was attempting to flag down one of the security officers to help him with Mr. Sanchez. P.T. then walked towards the passenger side of the truck and Mr. Sanchez walked with him. P.T. attempted to get into the passenger side of the truck but was blocked by Mr. Sanchez.

P.T. walked back around to the driver’s side and again attempted to get his cellphone from inside the cab of the truck, but Mr. Sanchez shoved P.T. back.

P.T. realized things had escalated, and he was now in physical danger, so he reached into his pocket and grabbed his pepper spray and sprayed Mr. Sanchez in the face. P.T. said that the pepper spray appeared to have an effect on Mr. Sanchez for a moment, but Mr. Sanchez wiped his face and again advanced towards P.T.

P.T. thought “this guy is trying to kill me” so he pulled his knife and when Mr. Sanchez came at him, P.T. went at Mr. Sanchez and struck him two or three times with the knife.

P.T. said he found himself flying back into the dumpster and falling onto the pallets on the ground. While he was on the ground, P.T. was not aware of what Mr. Sanchez was physically doing to him, whether he was punching him or otherwise striking him.

While P.T. was on the ground, he could only see the feet of Mr. Sanchez coming at him, making P.T. realize that he was in a life-or-death situation. Somehow, P.T. made it to his feet, and when Mr. Sanchez came at P.T., he stabbed Mr. Sanchez the last time. The next thing P.T. knew was Mr. Sanchez looked at him.

Mr. Sanchez looked at him with a look of shock, slowly turned around, and took off northbound in the alley.

Officer Mark Miers, an evidence technician, processed the scene, taking photos and collecting evidence which was taken to the property room. A search warrant was applied for the box truck by Detective Sergeant Gray and granted under cause number 49D32-2510-MC-030224 for the collection of the knife that was located on the driver’s seat.

Mark Sanchez was placed under arrest for battery, unlawful entry to a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

All of the above events occurred in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

I swear (affirm) under the penalties for perjury that the foregoing facts are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

/s/ Joshua Stayton

DATED: 2025 October 4.