The inmate who was physically attacked by former NFL player Aaron Hernandez has been released from prison.

Law enforcement officials confirmed to TMZ Sports that Andrew Booker, 25, who was in Bristol County Jail on drug and gun charges, was released from custody Saturday afternoon.

Booker was in handcuffs when he was attacked by the former New England Patriot. Sources say they had been in a verbal feud for weeks prior to the fight.

Booker's lawyer, Michael Maloney, claims he suffered cuts, bruises, and scrapes from the attack. Booker is also considering waging a law suit against the Bristol County Sheriff's Office for negligence in allowing the attack to occur.

However, Booker will not testify about the incident because he doesn't want to inform on a fellow inmate, according to the New York Daily News.

"He doesn't want to go after Hernandez. He doesn't want to be a rat," said Maloney. Booker was being held in the same unit as Hernandez, who is charged with the first-degree murder of Odin Lloyd.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said neither inmate required medical attention following the altercation.

He also said that jail administrators would review their procedures, as only one inmate is allowed to be in Hernandez' section at a time. Hernandez was the only person charged in the incident.

Hernandez, 24, is accused of murdering Lloyd, 27, who was found fatally shot in an industrial park near Hernandez's home on June 17, 2013. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and weapons-related charges.

Hernandez has been held without bail since June 26, 2013.

The trial judge overseeing former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's murder trial also refused to alter her gag order last week, claiming the changes to the order sought by District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter were unwarranted.

Bristol Superior Court Judge E. Susan Garsh released an order Tuesday that says her gag order is based on ethical precedents for lawyers and prosecutors, and does not unduly burden the prosecution, Boston.com reports.