Accused Shooter of 2 Deputies Cries and Complains About His Jailers: 'They're Taking It Out on Me'

The man who opened fire on two sheriff’s deputies in October with an assault rifle, prompting a massive manhunt, cried in court on Friday. Scott Peters, 52, jailed on a $7 million bail, told a McHenry County judge his knee hurt.

“Somebody’s got to help me here, Your Honor, I need some help,” Peters said, moaning and pulling up his pant leg to show a scraped knee.

“They’re taking it out on me,” he said, referring to his jailers.

Deputy Dwight Maness and Deputy Khalia Satkiewicz were each shot in the leg and Maness, whose femur was shattered, was shot in the back. Deputies came to his Holiday Hills home on Oct. 16 for a well-being check. They were ambushed. A dozen shots were fired at them. Sixteen hours later, Peters was captured.

“That coward is crying because of a boo-boo on his knee,” Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Comb told reporters after the hearing. “Is he crying for Deputy Maness, who can’t put weight on his leg?”

Peters was in shackles and brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair. He faces a possible sentence of 165 years in prison if he’s found guilty of attempted murder of a police officer.

Assistant Public Defender Rick Behof told the judge Friday that Peters’ psychological examination is not finished, reports the Northwest Herald. Behof said his client displays “extremely bizarre” behavior.

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