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Bryan Kohberger, who was found guilty in the killing of four University of Idaho students in 2022, wants to be transferred from his prison unit, according to an online court document. The 30-year-old former doctoral student in criminology, who is serving a sentence of life without parole, claims he is “petabyte” in Idaho’s Maximum Security Institution and is the target of harassment.

Kohberger, who was placed in J Block with other high-risk, high-profile inmates and those on death row, has written a series of notes to prison officials about threats and taunts he’s received. He claimed that in J Block, he’s received “minute by minute verbal harassment” from another inmate, one who also told him, “I’ll b–f— you,” and another, “The only a– we’ll be eating is Kohberger’s.”

In one handwritten grievance, he said he’d first made a request to be moved from the unit two days after being placed there. The week after that, he made another request. Kohberger also indicated in a note that he would prefer a B Block section, which he said was “quieter and safer.”

“In J Block, Tier 2 is an environment that I wish to transfer from if possible,” Kohberger wrote in a note, according to People. “I request transfer to B Block immediately. I wish to speak with you soon.”

He added that he had not been disruptive by “flooding” or “striking.” In prison terminology, flooding means clogging a toilet or sink to flood a cell with water or other bodily fluids, while striking can mean refusing work, fighting, or engaging in any other type of disciplinary behavior. Kohberger also complained that other inmates have been loud while he’s tried to sleep, including one who said he hoped Kohberger would never have the chance to take a shower.

Guards have said they heard threatening, vulgar comments directed at Kohberger, including a guard who “did not remember the details.” Kohberger’s request for transfer still is not answered. He remains in J Block as of this week, and there has been no public comment from state corrections officials on the matter.

Dislike for Kohberger Grows in County Jail

The harassment Kohberger has received during his time in prison comes after he was also reportedly taunted by other inmates while in county jail, including a man who could be heard shouting “motherf—er” and “killed those innocent girls” at Kohberger during a video call his mother made with him shortly after his arrest. Kohberger’s troubles behind bars also include a recorded interaction with another county jail inmate, who called Kohberger a “f—ing weirdo” and claimed, “I would pop you,” but not because Kohberger is not “worth it.”

A prison consultant told The Associated Press that inmates “become fixtures in the public eye, especially in cases where the inmate is considered to have a disfiguring characteristic or quality.”

Kohberger’s defense lawyers said he had a “lack of social skill awareness” and a “piercing stare,” during his murder trial. A few experts have said that Kohberger, with his demeanor and his background as the killer of four college students, was a “recipe for inmate on inmate abuse.” A former chief prison psychologist with the Michigan Department of Corrections and former superintendent of prisons at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Dr. Gary Slutkin, said: “High-profile inmates nearly always face threats,” adding that “In Kohberger’s case, his demeanor makes it a more serious problem.”

Kohberger is seen at the beginning of his custody as having lost weight. The inmates in his prison include the most dangerous people in Idaho, including death-row inmate Chad Daybell. A few experts said that Kohberger may be in the same position as Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer who was killed by another inmate after years of abuse.