(WXIN) – Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears filed more serious charges against former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez for his involvement in a stabbing incident in downtown Indianapolis early Saturday.

Sanchez, while recovering in the hospital on Sunday, was charged with several misdemeanors after details came out accusing him of being the aggressor in the incident. Those misdemeanor criminal charges included battery resulting in injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle for his alleged role in the altercation.

But after seeing the extent of the victim's injuries, and factoring in the victim’s age, Prosecutor Ryan Mears has moved to upgrade Sanchez’s charges to a Level 5 felony battery of causing serious injury, he said at a press conference Monday.

“This is by no means the end of this investigation,” Mears added.

The prosecutor praised the investigation spearheaded by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, which included numerous witness accounts and surveillance video from a “very well covered” area of downtown Indianapolis.

“I don’t care who you are, I don’t care what you do for a living, I don’t care where you live, if you come into our city and commit violence, we will use all the tools at our disposal to hold you accountable,” said IMPD Chief Chris Bailey during the presser.

The stabbing drew widespread national coverage over the weekend, with Nexstar's........

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