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Report: Fogle receives beating in prison yard

ENGLEWOOD, Col. (WISH) – The former Subway pitchman, Jared Fogle, got a surprise beat down as he is serving time in a Colorado prison for child porn, according to a report.

TMZ reports documents show that Fogle was jumped in the prison yard at the Englewood prison. Documents show that the incident happened on Jan. 29.

An inmate, identified as Steve Nigg, pushed Fogle down and began punching him in the face. Fogle got away from the fight with a bloody nose, swollen face and scratches on his neck. Nigg, 60, was injured, with a small cut on his hand for delivering the blow, according to the report.

According to an earlier report, Fogle has gained 30 pounds in just three months behind bars.

Fogle was sentenced to almost 16 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count each of distributing and receiving child porn and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a child.