Kutaura nezve kushamisika manejimendi coup kune Arizona Republic pepanhau, Peterson akataura kuti Trujillo "akatyora ounce yega yega yekuvimba kwake". Mune mhosva yakamhan'arwa kuMaricopa County Superior Court, Peterson akapomerwa kukwikwidza naQuepasa. Mhosva iyi yakagadziriswa mazuva makumi mapfumbamwe gare gare, naQuepasa achibhadhara $ 2.4 mamirioni kuna Peterson. Trujillo aizobvuma gare gare kuti dambudziko raive re "munhu wenyaya". Peterson akasiya basa kubva kuBhodi revatungamiriri, achiri mugoveri mukuru weQuepasa.
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