By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo | Associated Press An incarcerated former gang member and one-time FBI informant was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbing of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at a federal prison in Arizona. John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson and said … Read more
A member of Chauvin’s appellate team, Greg Erickson, said he had no knowledge of such an incident. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, has been stabbed in federal prison and was seriously injured, the Associated Press said, citing a person familiar with the matter. Floyd’s death sparked … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the FederalCorrectional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses … Read more