Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is attacked by a fellow California prisoner who is incarcerated for killing his wife and unborn baby.
“On March 9, 2025, imprisoned Charles R. Miles told California amendment and rehabilitation spokesman Todd Javernrik to Fox News Digital. “Staff responded quickly and stopped the attack using chemicals and batons. Both Mile and Peterson were medically evaluated, suffered minor injuries and were returned to their respective homes.”
“Miles was subjected to a serious violation of the rules in the incident,” the statement said.
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Scott Peterson listens to prosecutors at the trial of accusations of his wife, Rashi Peterson, in Modesto, California, on January 4, 2004. (Photo: Bart ah you/Modesto Bee/Tribune News Service byotty Images)
“It was certainly God's plan,” Miles said. The San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Court documents show Miles was convicted of gang-related murder in 2011 and was sentenced to 58 years in prison for life.
Peterson has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 murder of his wife, Rashi Peterson, and the couple's unborn baby.
He was originally sentenced to death, but the California Supreme Court ordered that sentence in 2020 without parole.
He was transferred from San Quentin State Prison to Mule Creek State Prison in 2022.
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Scott and Rashi Peterson stated, “American Murder: Rashi Peterson. (Provided by Netflix)
Innocence Project, a nonprofit that represents convicted offenders, works with Peterson to breathe new life into his case.
In October, a California judge granted Peterson the right to a postconviction discovery period mandated by state law because the convicted felon has served a sentence of more than 15 years.
At the time, Washington, D.C. murder detective Ted Williams told Fox News Digital that he thought he would determine that a rediscovery of the case would not be fruitful.
Scott Peterson is jailed for murdering his pregnant wife, Rashi.
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“They have the right guy,” he said. “Scott Peterson murdered his wife, Rashi and son, Connor, adding that “Peterson wanted to free himself from both so that he could continue his relationship with Amber Frey.”
Peterson's mistress, Frey, testified against him during his trial.
