Tina Peters, a Trump supporter and former Colorado county clerk currently serving a 9-year sentence, was reportedly assaulted by another female inmate Sunday evening.
Peters, now 70, was sentenced to 9 years in prison in October 2024 by a Democrat-appointed judge for her well-intentioned efforts to preserve records on Dominion voting machines after the 2020 election. She was indicted in March 2022 after prosecutors accused her of improperly permitting someone to copy access passwords and other files from a voting system. She is considered as a whistleblower by conservatives, and is a Gold Star mother.
President Donald Trump has been pushing for Colorado officials to pardon Peters and set her free.
The following alarming account was shared on Peters’ X account on Monday:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TINA PETERS ASSAULTED
Last night, Tina Peters was assaulted at approximately 9PM MT in La Vista Correctional Facility.
Tina was inside a maintenance closet to fill up a water unit when an inmate approached her in the closet and began striking her in anger. Tina raised her hands and pushed the inmate away. Per Tina, the camera showed her pushing the inmate away from her out of the closet.
She was subsequently handcuffed, shackled, and brought to solitary. Tina was told she is being charged with Felony Assault for defending herself against an unprovoked attack. She will be locked down completely for 24-72 hours and held in IDO (the hole) for an unknown period of time.
As far as Tina is aware, the inmate who assaulted her has not been charged, slept in their cell last night, and will face no consequences. This incident is clearly a targeted attack against Peters. In all likelihood, it is being used as an opportunity to isolate and harass Tina Peters.
Tina has been warning officials that something like this would happen eventually. She was advised to apply for the Incentive Pod. Tina has applied repeatedly and been denied despite nothing disqualifying her. Something is not right at LVCF.
Tina has minor injuries but is not seriously injured as of this morning. Can you imagine 70 year old Tina Peters being charged ANOTHER felony charge for defending herself?
Please support Tina! Support her Legal Defense at http://Tinapeters.us and continue to pray for her safety and swift release!
Official Press release: https://tinapeters.us/2026/01/19/for-immediate-release-tina-peters-assaulted/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TINA PETERS ASSAULTED
Last night, Tina Peters was assaulted at approximately 9PM MT in La Vista Correctional Facility.
Tina was inside a maintenance closet to fill up a water unit when an inmate approached her in the closet and began striking her in…
— Tina Peters🇺🇸 Whistleblower of fallen Navy SEAL (@realtinapeters) January 19, 2026
A video has also been released from the prison’s surveillance footage, which appears to show the minor scuffle that took place.
In the video, Peters is trying to move a cart through a doorway, when another female inmate approaches and appears to engage with her in some way. Peters is then seen pushing the inmate back through the door and across the room.
Within seconds, they separate and Peters returns to the cart, before walking out of the room.
VIDEO: Tina Peters in prison scuffle.
Peters says she was assaulted first. pic.twitter.com/0fiPg3wEMz— Jeff Hunt (@jeffhunt) January 20, 2026
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