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Truck Driver, 69, Sues Sanchez After Saturday Night Fight

Perry Tole claims ex-NFL QB instigated violent altercation outside of Indianapolis hotel

(Newser) - A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is suing Sanchez and his employer, Fox Corporation, in Indiana state court. Lawyers for Perry Tole filed the lawsuit on Monday seeking an unspecified amount...

Mark Sanchez Out of Hospital, Still in Legal Hot Water
News Just Got Worse
for Ex-QB Mark Sanchez
UPDATED
Oct 6, 2025 11:44 AM CDT

News Just Got Worse for Ex-QB Mark Sanchez

He now faces felony charge after weekend altercation

(Newser) - The charges against former NFL star Mark Sanchez just got upgraded to felony status: Police in Indianapolis have charged him with felony battery following a weekend altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver, reports NBC News . The latter ended up stabbing the Fox Sports analyst, but police say it was self-defense....

Mark Sanchez Hospitalized After Stabbing
Mark Sanchez
Arrested After
Being Stabbed
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Oct 4, 2025 5:53 PM CDT

Mark Sanchez Arrested After Being Stabbed

Indianapolis police say it wasn't a random attack

(Newser) - NFL broadcaster Mark Sanchez is hospitalized in Indianapolis after being stabbed during an altercation early Saturday, said police, who announced later in the day that they had arrested him. Authorities described the case as an isolated altercation just after midnight between Sanchez and another man, People reports, not a...

Indiana Man Who Killed Dutch Soldier Gets 105 Years

Shamar Duncan injured 2 others in Indianapolis shooting in 2022

(Newser) - An Indiana man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis. On Monday, a judge ordered Shamar Duncan to serve 60 years for murder, 35 years for attempted murder, and 10 years for...

Man, 26, Busted for Making 30K Fake IDs

James Watt—not Chris Hemsworth, whose face was used to push scheme—gets 3 years' probation

(Newser) - It's a rite of passage for college students to get their hands on fake IDs—but not exactly a desirable rite of passage to get busted for making them. A 26-year-old from Indiana is finding that out the unfortunate way, after copping to a scheme that authorities say produced...

Police: Threats Made Clark Alter 'Patterns of Movement'

Suspect faces felony stalking charge

(Newser) - A 55-year-old Texas man has been charged with stalking Caitlin Clark, after the basketball star told police she received messages that left her feeling terrorized. Michael Lewis was arrested Sunday after police traced him to a hotel in Indianapolis, per ESPN . Court documents say he told officers that he was...

These Are the 10 Hottest Housing Markets in America

Buffalo, New York, tops Zillow's list

(Newser) - The Buffalo Bills are in the NFL playoffs again, and New York state's second-largest city just got some more good news: It's the hottest housing market in America, reports USA Today . Not only did Buffalo take the top spot, per a Zillow analysis , but it also earned the...

Indiana Man Spots 2 Missing Babies in Freezing Weather

They were left in car seats in a ditch outside his home after a car theft, and both are fine

(Newser) - An Indianapolis man made an incredible find when he outside to retrieve a package: two missing babies in a ditch near his house, both still in their car seats. Robert Deane brought the girls inside from the 27-degree weather and called police, and all ended well, reports USA Today . The...

Man Found Dead in Gym Tanning Bed After 3 Days

Derek Sink, 39, entered the Planet Fitness on Friday, wasn't found until Monday

(Newser) - Derek Sink entered a Planet Fitness location on the south side of Indianapolis on Friday. Three days later, he was found there dead. The 39-year-old's body was discovered around 8:30am Monday inside a tanning bed at the gym. A needle was found in the room with him, family...

Guess Which US City Loves Its Dogs the Most

Dallas is No. 1, per Zillow and BARK

(Newser) - Want to know where America's dogs are "living their best lives"? Zillow and BARK have looked at the data and found that Dallas ranks No. 1 among the US' most "dog-obsessed" cities. To figure out where people and their pups are thriving, the two companies looked...

Gunfire Near Indianapolis Mall Leaves 7 Youths Injured

Victims shot were between 12 and 17

(Newser) - Seven young people between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting outside a shopping mall in downtown Indianapolis late Saturday night, police said. Police officers patrolling the area heard shots fired near the Circle Centre Mall shortly after 11:30pm, said Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy...

One Dead, 5 Injured in Waffle House Shooting

Cops think an argument between 2 groups led to gunfire at Indianapolis restaurant

(Newser) - A shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis early Monday killed a woman and wounded five other victims, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the restaurant on Lynhurst Drive around 12:30am, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said. Police found five victims with gunshot...

Disturbing Similarities in Murders of 2 Indiana Women

Both victims were white women in their 50s, killed on the same road in the 'same manner'

(Newser) - Two women were killed "in the same manner," on the same road, within days of each other in Indianapolis, police announced Friday. On the morning of January 27, Shannon Lassere, 58, was found dead in a dentist office's parking lot in the 2200 block of N. Mitthoeffer...

Cops Accused of Excessive Force in 2020 Protests Hear Their Fate

Indiana's Jonathan Horlock, Nathaniel Schauwecker allegedly struck 2 women with batons

(Newser) - Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted early Saturday of using excessive force to strike two women with batons during arrests at a May 2020 protest against racial injustice and police brutality. Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker had been charged with battery and official misconduct in the case. They were...

Cops: She Tried to Hit Jewish School, Guessed Wrong

Suspect allegedly drove deliberately into building for anti-Israel extremist organization

(Newser) - Police say a woman intentionally crashed her car into the Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge in Indianapolis on Friday night because she believed it was a Jewish school and she was angry about Israel's attacks on Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war . The organization, however, is no Jewish...

Cops: He Robbed Her, Then Sent Her a Facebook DM

'Look just know imma pay you back,' Damien Boyce allegedly messaged victim hours later

(Newser) - Many of us have received Facebook friend requests we'd rather not accept. But for one Indiana woman, that wariness reached new levels after the man accused of robbing her at gunpoint made her add him on the social network, then later DMed her to ask her to hang out,...

'Miracle' No One Is Hurt During Indy 500 Crash

Tire flew off Kyle Kirkwood's car before it flipped during race, barely missing crowd

(Newser) - "Talk about a miracle." That was one take after a terrifying crash and car flip during the Indianapolis 500 auto race that sent a tire from one of the competitors' cars sailing over spectators' heads. Fox News reports there were fewer than 20 laps left in Sunday's...

Cops: Deputy Died Protecting Son From Dog Attack
Deputy Killed in
Dog Attack at Home
May 11, 2023 6:30 PM CDT

Deputy Killed in Dog Attack at Home

Police believe Tamieka White was protecting 8-year-old son

(Newser) - A 17-year veteran of the Marion County Sheriff's Office died "protecting the most important person in her life," her commander says. Deputy Tamieka White, 46, was killed in a dog attack at her Indianapolis home Tuesday night, the Indianapolis Star reports. Police believe she was protecting her...

Driving on Frozen Canal Ends Badly for Indianapolis Motorist

Driver said her GPS made her do it

(Newser) - Jacob Aldrich and three relatives were out enjoying a favorite activity on Christmas night—skating on Indianapolis' frozen Downtown Canal—when the sight of a car on the ice gave them pause. Per USA Today , nobody knew what to think at first. "My immediate assumption [was] that it was...

Abducted Twins Are Found 175 Miles Apart

Kyair and Kason Thomass found safe after Ohio kidnapping; suspect arrested

(Newser) - An infant has been found alive in Indianapolis three days after he and his twin brother were abducted outside an Ohio pizzeria; a suspect has been arrested in their kidnapping. "A photo is worth a thousand words," the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department tweeted Thursday night, showing 5-month-old Kason...

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