Former quarterback Mark Sanchez faces a felony charge of assault involving serious bodily injury. Sanchez also faces misdemeanor charges stemming from a weekend incident in Indianapolis that led to his arrest.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears made the announcement about the new charge, which carries a sentence of one to six years in prison, and an ongoing investigation is ongoing.

“One of the challenges in a case like this is that these are people receiving medical care, and that’s obviously the most important thing: that they receive the appropriate treatment,” Mears said. “But once we received additional information about the victim’s current health status, it became clear to us that additional charges were necessary.”

Sanchez had been scheduled for a court hearing Tuesday on the original charges, but it was rescheduled for November 4. Sanchez remains hospitalized and was listed in stable condition Monday morning.

What altercation did Mark Sanchez have in Indianapolis?

Sanchez, who works as a Fox Sports analyst, was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during a late-night altercation in a downtown Indianapolis alley over the weekend.

That resulted in criminal charges against him, according to court records filed Sunday.

A police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted a 69-year-old truck driver who backed into a hotel's loading docks, sparking a confrontation outside the vehicle that led the driver to pull out a knife in self-defense.

Sanchez was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right torso, according to the affidavit signed by a police detective. The truck driver, identified as PT, had a cut on his left cheek, he added.