December 2nd 2023.
On Black Friday, November 24th, former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, was attacked in prison by John Turscak. According to federal prosecutors, Turscak, a former member of the Mexican mafia, stabbed Chauvin 22 times in the prison's law library and said he would have killed him had officers not arrived so quickly.
Turscak told investigators that he had been thinking about attacking Chauvin for a month due to his high-profile status, and that he chose to act on Black Friday in order to make a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement and the 'Black Hand' symbol associated with the Mexican Mafia. He added that if he had been successful in killing Chauvin, it would have been a 'symbolic reference' to the movement.
Thankfully, the attack was stopped and life-saving measures were performed by prison employees. Chauvin was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Prosecutors have charged Turscak with assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Surprisingly, Turscak denied having wanted to kill Chauvin when questioned by investigators.
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