Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured at the Arizona prison where he is serving a 22-year sentence for murdering George Floyd.
Chauvin, 47, was attacked on Friday, AP reported, at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson – a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages.
The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an incarcerated person was assaulted at FCI Tucson at around 12:30pm local time Friday.
In a statement, the agency said responding employees contained the incident and performed ‘life-saving measures’ before the inmate, who it did not name, was taken to a hospital for further treatment and evaluation.
Chauvin was sent to FCI Tucson from a maximum-security Minnesota state prison in August 2022 to simultaneously serve a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights and a 22-and-a-half-year state sentence for second-degree murder.
Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, had advocated for keeping him out of general population and away from other inmates, anticipating he’d be a target.
In Minnesota, Chauvin was mainly kept in solitary confinement ‘largely for his own protection,’ Nelson wrote in court papers last year.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Chauvin’s appeal of his murder conviction.
Separately, Chauvin is making a long-shot bid to overturn his federal guilty plea, claiming new evidence shows he didn’t cause Floyd’s death.
No employees were injured in Friday’s attack, and the FBI was notified, the Bureau of Prisons said.
Visiting at the facility, which has about 380 inmates, has been suspended.
Chauvin’s stabbing is the second high-profile attack on a federal prisoner in the last five months.
In July, disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed by a fellow inmate at a federal penitentiary in Florida.
It is also the second major incident at the Tucson federal prison in a little over a year.
Gosh. And to think he was just getting started on that appeal too.
Gotta kill the evidence before it comes to light. Let me guess, none of the cameras worked.
Floyd’s family got $27 Million to shut up, what’s the payout for wrongful imprisonment?
My new meme on St-Floyd Fentanyl. Fuck the Kenyan Faggot & BLM
https://azimut4brutal.wordpress.com/2023/11/25/jurassic-floyd/
He is an innocent man.
Apollo,
Right on!
I hope Derek sue the living shit out of the prosecutor & the rest.
St.Floyd of Fen Fen was a LEACH on SOCIETY!
and UGLY as SHIT
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/newly-released-information-shows-george-floyd-narrative-was-a-hoax-pushed-by-the-far-left
Ever since George Floyd killed himself, every dindu that resists arrest, now screams “I can’t breathe”, in the hope for a big payout.
And WTF: “Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Chauvin’s appeal of his murder conviction.” Afraid of more riots, so Chauvin is sacrificed again for “the greater good”.
Kcir
I’ve said it before; but clearly it needs repeating.
GWB knew precisely what he was doing when he made the most liberal judge in
America Chief!.
Roberts ALWAYS DEFENDS THE LEFT! Bush is a degenerate BUT NOT DUMB! Roberts gave his Americans are bad ruling NO STANDING 4 Days ago.
I have a dog in this fight.
I told everyone I knew Roberts was the most liberal judge in history and that was why GWB picked him. I said, “the entire UNIPARTY leadership (Harry, George, Nancy) says he’s conservative; THAT SHOULD TELL YOU – 5X5 -HES A LEFTIST! I actually read his opinions; and quoted his far left ruling. TO NO aVAIL!
I was aginst Robert 18 years ago! hard against. His left wing extremist rulings vouch for my opinion! Chauvin’ s “NO SSTANDING” is another of thousands!
roberts, keep g. floyd
Derek was railroaded by the corruption of our society.
Evil judges, police, prosecutors and news media.
The unfortunate part is Derek should have just left doped up asshole lay on the ground and not kneeled on his back. That’s what law enforcement has come to.
A rather largely group of lying arrogant enforcers egging you on to trick you into a crime
NO STANDING!
Not even for your OWN murder conviction!
But don’t worry, my friend Hillary will make sure to ease your suffering in the way only she can.
Now go away, I have a child in my chambers they gave be to handle my legal briefs, and saying that ALWAYS makes ’em bulgy!
If you haven’t seen it, Conservative Treehouse has a link for the documentary “The Fall of Minneapolis.” It’s well-worth the time.