2023-12-02 01:20:35
Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of the murder of African-American George Floyd, was stabbed 22 times in prison, court documents reported this Friday.
The attack was carried out on November 24 in the library of the federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, where Chauvin is serving more than two decades of his sentence for the death of Floyd, on whose neck he knelt for nine minutes in Minneapolis in 2020.
John Turscak, who must now answer for attempted murder, among other charges, attacked Chauvin with an “improvised knife, approximately 22 times, causing serious bodily injuries,” according to the criminal complaint filed this Friday.
“Turscak told prison officers that he would have killed DC if they had not reacted quickly,” prosecutors in the case add.
The attack was carried out on November 24 in the library of the federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, where Chauvin is serving more than two decades of his sentence for the death of Floyd, on whose neck he knelt for nine minutes in Minneapolis in 2020. | Photo: AFP or licensors
Chauvin received immediate attention and was transported to a local hospital. Although he survived the attack, there is no additional information regarding his condition. | Photo: AP
“Turscak said he had thought regarding attacking DC for regarding a month, because he was a high-profile inmate.”
The attack occurred on “Black Friday” [Black Friday]traditional auction day in the United States, following the celebration of Thanksgiving Day.
Chauvin received immediate attention and was transported to a local hospital. Although he survived the attack, there is no additional information regarding his condition.
Floyd’s death, which was captured on video, also helped fuel an important discussion regarding racism and policing in the United States and around the world. | Photo: AFP or licensors
The police officer was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in 2021, and sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison.
Floyd’s death, which was captured on video, also helped fuel an important discussion regarding racism and policing in the United States and around the world.
A subsequent Justice Department investigation into the Minneapolis Police, whose findings were released in June 2023, stated that its officers routinely resorted to violent and racist practices, “including unjustified deadly force.”
Minneapolis, in the Midwestern state of Minnesota, also settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Floyd family and agreed to pay $27 million.
Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, had advocated keeping him out of the general population and away from other inmates, fearing he would be attacked. In Minnesota, Chauvin was kept primarily in solitary confinement “largely for his own protection,” Nelson wrote in court papers last year.
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