The widespread reaction to the graphic photos of the 69-year-old victim in the Mark Sanchez incident was confusion as to why Sanchez wasn’t charged with a felony.

He now has been.

Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced on Monday that, based on an additional probable cause affidavit from police, Sanchez has been charged with battery involving serious bodily injury. It’s a Level 5 felony , punishable by a prison term of one to six years.

More charges are possible. Mears said multiple search warrants are pending.

“This is by no means the end of this investigation,” Mears said. “This by no means that these are going to be the final charges that we move forward with.”

Sanchez was stabbed during the incident, after (as police have preliminarily concluded) the victim believed Sanchez was go

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