Derek Chauvin, Officer Convicted for George Floyd Killing, Stabbed in Prison: Official

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Former officer was rushed to a local hospital, authorities say.

The former police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd was stabbed in prison, according to the state’s top law enforcement official.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told media outlets that he was informed that Derek Chauvin was stabbed.

Mr. Ellison, a Democrat who prosecuted Mr. Chauvin, said the former police officer was in stable condition.

“I am sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the target of violence,” Mr. Ellison said. “He was duly convicted of his crimes and, like any incarcerated individual, he should be able to serve his sentence without fear of retaliation or violence.”

The Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement that an inmate was assaulted at the Federal Correction Institute Tucson in Arizona at roughly 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 24.

Workers “initiated life-saving measures” for the inmate, who was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, according to the bureau.

Workers “isolated and contained the incident and at no time was the public in danger,” it stated.

No workers were injured, according to the bureau. The FBI was notified.

Details about the perpetrator or perpetrators weren’t made public.

A bureau spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email, “For privacy and safety reasons, we are not providing the name of the victim or their medical status.”

One of the lawyers who represented Mr. Chauvin told The Epoch Times in an email: “Everything I’m hearing is from the media. Neither I nor his parents have received responses from our repeated attempts to contact the prison.”

The Tucson prison is a medium-security federal facility.

Mr. Chauvin, 47, was moved to the prison in 2022 from a maximum-security prison near Minneapolis.

He was convicted on the state level of murder and manslaughter in the May 25, 2020, death of Mr. Floyd. He was a Minneapolis police officer when he detained Mr. Floyd, placing a knee on or near his neck.

Mr. Chauvin also pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Mr. Floyd’s civil rights.

His attorneys have said that he could become a target if mixed into the general prison population after he initially spent most of his time in prison in solitary confinement.

By Zachary Stieber

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