Tina Peters, the 70-year-old former Mesa County Clerk and prominent MAGA figure, has landed in hot water again after a physical clash with another inmate at La Vista Correctional Facility in Colorado.
On Sunday, Peters was recorded on camera in a brawl inside the facility, emerging with her hands at the other inmate’s neck before pushing her backward and eventually leaving the room, as detailed by the footage description, while the Colorado Department of Corrections confirms an investigation is underway and disputes claims of solitary confinement.
The Daily Mail reported that Peters, once a key player in Mesa County, was convicted in October 2024 on seven counts related to an election security breach, involving unauthorized access to voting machines with ties to My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, leading to a nine-year prison sentence.
Her actions, including sharing data used to question Dominion voting machines post-2020 election, earned her praise from Donald Trump, who called her a “rock star” in 2022 at Mar-a-Lago, though a symbolic pardon last month couldn’t free her from state prison.
Video from Sunday shows Peters wheeling a cart through a doorway when another inmate approached, leading to a scuffle partially obscured by a door, before Peters was seen pushing the other woman away with hands at her neck.
While another inmate watched without intervening, Peters’ legal team quickly took to X, claiming she was the victim of an unprovoked attack in a maintenance closet.
According to a statement on Peters’ X profile, “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.”
They further stated, “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.”
Well, that’s one fiery take, but let’s not forget the Department of Corrections has a different story, insisting neither inmate was injured and denying any use of solitary confinement at La Vista, instead noting Peters was simply moved to another unit during the investigation.
Supporters contend Peters is being unfairly targeted, possibly due to her high-profile status and unapologetic stance on election integrity, which has made her a lightning rod for controversy.
The claim of felony assault charges for self-defense, as her team alleges, raises eyebrows—why punish someone for protecting themselves in a volatile environment like prison?
If her warnings to officials about potential attacks went ignored, as her team suggests, then La Vista’s oversight might deserve a hard look, because no inmate should feel like a sitting duck.
