Scott Peterson Allegedly Attacked in Jail by Fellow Inmate Whereas Taking part in Pickleball

Convicted killer Scott Peterson was reportedly injured this week after being attacked whereas enjoying pickleball in jail.

In response to TMZ, Peterson, 51, was allegedly assaulted by a fellow inmate within the yard close to his housing unit at California’s Mule Creek State Jail, the place he’s serving a life sentence with out the potential of parole for the homicide of his spouse Laci and their unborn son Conner.

Citing a number of sources, TMZ reviews the alleged assault was over a sport of pickleball.

Jail officers confirmed to PEOPLE that Peterson had sustained minor accidents in an incident on Sunday, March 9. An inquiry for additional remark was not instantly returned.

Laci Peterson, 27, was eight months pregnant with their son Conner when she vanished on Christmas Eve in 2002. Whereas Peterson initially helped with the search, it quickly got here out that he was having an affair and have become a main suspect in Laci’s disappearance.

4 months later, Laci’s stays had been found in San Francisco Bay, only a mile away from the place her unborn son’s physique was discovered.

Peterson was arrested shortly thereafter, sporting bleached blond hair, $15,000 in money, a baggie crammed with Viagra tablets, tenting gear and 4 cell telephones in his automobile. Police alleged he was simply 30 miles from the Mexican border and was on the brink of flee.

Peterson was convicted of two counts of first-degree homicide in 2004 and sentenced to demise in 2005. He was later resentenced to life in jail with out the potential of parole.

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Extra lately, the L.A. Innocence Mission took up Peterson’s trigger, alleging his state and federal constitutional rights had been violated, in line with ABC Information.

In 2024, Peterson spoke out for the primary time in a long time in Face to Face with Scott Peterson, a three-part docuseries on Peacock, once more denying any involvement within the disappearance and demise of Laci and Conner.