An inmate attacked Scott Peterson, known for killing his wife, at a California state prison during a dispute over pickleball, according to TMZ.
Sources told TMZ that the altercation occurred on a Sunday in the yard near Peterson’s housing unit at Mule Creek State Prison, located about 40 miles southeast of Sacramento.
Peterson reportedly hit the ball directly at another inmate, which sparked the assault. The other prisoner attacked him, leaving Peterson “beat up,” but his injuries did not necessitate hospitalization.
Prison officials informed PEOPLE that Peterson suffered minor injuries during the March 9 incident. They did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.
As previously reported by CrimeOnline, a California jury found Scott Peterson guilty of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn son in 2004.
Laci disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002, just a month before she was due to give birth. Prosecutors argued that Peterson strangled or suffocated her before wrapping her in a tarp, fastening her to anchors, and dropping her into the San Francisco Bay.
Scott Peterson has claimed he was fishing in Berkeley when his pregnant wife vanished.
The California Supreme Court overturned his death sentence in 2020 after it was revealed that jurors who disagreed with the death penalty (but were willing to impose it) were unfairly dismissed from the case.
There were also issues regarding prejudicial misconduct after a domestic violence victim was placed on the jury.
In 2021, Scott Peterson was re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the slayings. Later that year, a judge denied his request for a new trial.
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[Feature Photo: FILE – This Nov. 29, 2021 photo from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Scott Peterson, who was convicted for the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son. Peterson is expected to be resentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, after the state Supreme Court ruled that his jury was improperly screened for bias against the death penalty. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)]
