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Nov 25 2023
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George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin ‘seriously injured’ in prison stabbing, AG confirms
Derek Chauvin was seriously injured after being stabbed in federal prison, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed Saturday. “I am sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the target of violence,” Ellison said in a statement to The Washington Post. “He was duly convicted of his crimes and, like any incarcerated individual, he should be able to serve his sentence without fear of
New York Post (News)Nov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin survives Arizona federal prison attack, raising questions about security
Derek Chauvin has survived a stabbing at an Arizona federal prison, law enforcement officials said Saturday, raising immediate questions about why Minnesota's most notorious inmate was vulnerable to attack and what should be done to protect him in the future. The former Minneapolis police officer has been serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson for killing George Floyd
Star TribuneNov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin, officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, expected to survive prison stabbing
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder, is expected to survive after he was stabbed in prison, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said Saturday. Chauvin was hospitalized Friday following an assault at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution at Tucson. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the incident said Chauvin was
NBC News (Online)Nov 25 2023
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Prison Where Former Cop Derek Chauvin Was Stabbed Has History of Inmate Violence
The medium-security prison in Arizona that houses George Floyd’s convicted killer, Derek Chauvin, has a history of security breaches and inmate violence. The Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, which can hold up to 380 inmates, has been plagued with security failures and staffing shortages, an anonymous source told the Associated Press. In November 2022, an inmate at the prison’s low-
The MessengerNov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin, Who Killed George Floyd, Was Stabbed in Prison and—It's Serious.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the 2020 George Floyd murder, had been stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, where he is serving simultaneous 21- and 22.5-year federal and state sentences for violating Floyd’s civil rights and second-degree murder. The Associated Press broke the news last
The RootDec 04 2023
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Derek Chauvin is released from the hospital and is back in prison custody after inmate stabbing attack
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
NBC News (Online)Nov 28 2023
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Derek Chauvin's mother chastises prison officials for keeping family in dark about son's stabbing
The mother of federal inmate Derek Chauvin and one of his attorneys are chastising prison officials for keeping them in the dark about last week's stabbing by a fellow inmate that left the ex-Minneapolis police officer in serious condition. The 47-year-old Chauvin has been imprisoned at the federal prison in Tucson, Ariz., for killing George Floyd while on duty in 2020. Chauvin was attacked on
Star TribuneNov 26 2023
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Federal Authorities Haven’t Updated Derek Chauvin’s Family Following Prison Stabbing, Attorney Says
An attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin criticized the federal prison system over the weekend, alleging a “lack of institutional control” and dismal communication with his client’s family after another inmate stabbed Chauvin in prison last week. Chauvin, who is currently serving a 20-plus year sentence for second-degree murder after he was found guilty in the highly-
The Daily WireNov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin stabbed after being transferred to federal prison ‘for his own protection’
The federal prison in Arizona where Derek Chauvin was stabbed and seriously injured on Friday night was supposed to be safer for him than the Minnesota state prison he was moved from in August 2022. The ex-Minneapolis police officer, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd in 2020, was moved to the federal prison because experts determined it would be less likely
The Post MillennialNov 24 2023
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, source says
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 Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing
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