Inmate Charged with Attempted Murder for Stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 Times

John Turscak, a federal inmate serving a 30-year sentence for crimes committed as a member of the Mexican Mafia, has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd. Turscak told prosecutors that he targeted Chauvin because he was a "high-profile inmate." He used an improvised knife to stab Chauvin approximately 22 times, causing serious bodily injury. Turscak claimed the attack was symbolic of the Black Lives Matter movement and the Mexican Mafia. Chauvin's stabbing has raised concerns about the conditions in federal prisons.