Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the killing of George Floyd, has returned to the prison where he was stabbed 22 times last month. The 47-year-old ex-cop’s lawyer told the Minneapolis Star Tribune Chauvin’s condition had improved to where he could be released from a Tucson, Ariz., hospital, but they remain “very concerned” the federal penitentiary where he’s incarcerated will be unable to keep him safe. Fellow inmate and former gang member John Turscak allegedly attacked Chauvin on Nov. 24. Turscak was sentenced to 30 years behind...

Killer ex-cop Derek Chauvin is out of a hospital and back in the prison where he was stabbed 22 times by a Black Lives Matter-inspired inmate the day after Thanksgiving. Chauvin, the 47-year-old former Minneapolis cop convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020, was returned to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, despite his family’s fears for his safety there, his attorney, Gregory Erickson, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “Derek’s family confirmed that his medical condition has improved to the extent that he has been removed from the trauma care...

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has returned to a federal prison in Arizona more than a week after a fellow inmate allegedly stabbed him 22 times with a shank in the library in a Black Friday attack partially inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Chauvin is serving more than 20 years for the death of George Floyd and for depriving him of his civil rights in a May 2020 encounter that kicked off nationwide protests. Chauvin's family is "very concerned about the facility’s capacity to protect Derek from...

The former police officer's "medical condition has improved" his lawyer states, after his stabbing in an Arizona prison on Nov. 24 Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has returned to prison custody following an improved medical condition after his recent stabbing in an Arizona prison, his lawyer confirms. Chauvin’s attorney Gregory M. Erickson says in a statement to PEOPLE, “Derek’s family confirmed that his medical condition has improved to the extent that he has been removed from the trauma care facility at a local Tucson hospital and returned to prison...

Derek Chauvin has returned to prison custody after the former Minneapolis police officer was stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate, his attorney said. Chauvin, who was convicted in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, was allegedly stabbed with an “improvised knife” on Nov. 24 while in the law library at Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, by inmate John Turscak, 52, according to a criminal complaint. Chauvin’s attorney Gregory M. Erickson, said in a statement Sunday that he spoke with Chauvin’s family Saturday and “they confirmed that this medical...

Inmate Who Shanked Derek Chauvin 22 Times Is Former FBI Informant Who Led Mexican Mafia Faction A 52-year-old man who stabbed former police officer Derek Chauvin with an "improvised knife" is a former FBI informant, according to court documents filed on Dec. 1. John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times before being subdued by responding corrections officers. He later told them that he would have killed the man convicted for the murder of George Floyd (who had an elephant dose of fentanyl in his system and died 'with' Covid). Derek Chauvin...

The identity of the attacker of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been revealed, proving that the convicted officer cannot really be safe anywhere in prison. Former officer Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in a federal prison last week in an attack perpetrated by another inmate. Prison officials at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson did not at first admit it was Chauvin who was attacked, but noted that “life-saving measures” were performed and an injured inmate was transported to a hospital. Chauvin was convicted in the police-involved...

Federal prosecutors said Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison by a gang leader, who was also a former FBI informant. John Turscak was charged with assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Friday. The attempted murder and assault with intent to commit murder charges are each punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Turscak had been scheduled to complete his current sentence in 2026. Turscak is accused of stabbing Chauvin 22 times on Nov. 24...

A former FBI informant stabbed Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer who was convicted for murdering George Floyd, according to court documents filed on Dec. 1. John Turscak, 52, stabbed Mr. Chauvin 22 times with an "improvised knife" in federal prison in Arizona, according to the documents. Mr. Turscak later told officers he would have killed Mr. Chauvin if the officers had not responded so quickly, federal prosecutors said in the documents. The stabbing took place on Nov. 24 at about 12:30 p.m. Mr. Turscak waived his Miranda rights and told...

A white prison inmate allegedly stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 Times in the name of Black Lives Matter and Mexican solidarity John Tursack, 52, is being prosecuted for stabbing George Floyd’s murderer, disgraced Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin 22 times with a self-made prison shank, federal prosecutors told AP News, and according to reports, he was intentional about the attack. The stabbing took place Nov. 24, in a prison library at the Tuscan, Arizona federal correctional institution the day after Thanksgiving, notably known as Black Friday. In an interview with the...