Photo: Reuters Derek Chauvin expected to survive stabbing in prison, officials say
Minneapolis police chief provides update information about the attack on the former officer who was found guilty of killing George Floyd
The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd and was stabbed in jail by a fellow inmate on Friday is expected to survive the attack, officials told media.
Information on Derek Chauvin , a wounded convicted killer and former police officer, was provided to various media outlets, including the Associated Press and news channel KSTP, by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, as well as a Minnesota state representative. on Saturday at the office of Attorney General Keith Ellison.
O'Hara told KSTP that Chauvin is «in stable condition,» based on what his agency's «federal law enforcement partners» have told him. Meanwhile, according to the AP, Ellison spokesman Brian Evans said the attorney general's office «has heard that [Chauvin] is expected to survive.»
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons, which oversees Chauvin, said only that an unnamed man in the Tucson prison was hospitalized after being attacked Friday afternoon. He did not provide any details, citing security and privacy concerns.
Chauvin, 47, gained international fame after pressing his knee on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes on May 25, 2020. .5 minutes outside a convenience store in Minneapolis. Floyd, who is Black, was suspected of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill into the store. , prompting a call to police that Chauvin, who is white, answered.
The video shows Floyd, 46, screaming «I can't breathe» as Chauvin kneeled on his neck, ultimately killing him. Floyd's death sparked street protests around the world against police brutality and racism.
A jury in Minnesota later found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. He was also ordered to serve a concurrent 21-year prison sentence for violating Floyd's federal civil rights.
Chauvin was serving his sentence at a federal prison in Tucson when another inmate there stabbed him and left him critically injured around 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday, as first reported by the Associated Press.
Prison officials performed «life-saving measures» on Chauvin before he was taken to hospital for treatment, the AP report said.
The Tucson prison is plagued by staffing shortages and security deficiencies. where Chauvin was stabbed. It was the second high-profile stabbing of a federal inmate since July, when convicted serial sex offender Dr. Larry Nassar was stabbed by his cellmate in a Florida prison.
Meanwhile, last November, an inmate being held in another part of the Tucson prison pulled out a gun and tried to shoot a visitor in the head. No one was injured after the gun, which the inmate was not supposed to reach, misfired.
Chauvin's lawyers lobbied to keep him out of the Tucson jail's common room. population, arguing that he would be a target of violence.
Chauvin's lawyer Gregory Erickson complained to the AP on Saturday that federal prison officials failed to provide transparent information about the stabbing the day before, forcing the family his client's reliance on news accounts for updates.
«I find this lack of communication … completely outrageous,» Erickson said in a statement to the AP. «This appears to be indicative of poor management of the facility and is indicative of the manner in which the attack on Derek was allowed to happen.»
Ellison's statement condemned Chauvin's stabbing, saying: «He was duly found guilty of his crimes and, like any prisoner, he should be able to serve his sentence without fear of retaliation or violence.»
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