A source familiar with the situation informed the Associated Press that Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer currently serving jail time in connection with the death of George Floyd, was stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate on Friday at a federal prison in Arizona.
The assault occurred at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, a medium-security prison facing challenges due security lapses and staff shortages. The person providing this information spoke anonymously to the AP, as they were not authorized to publicly disclose details of the incident.
The Bureau of Prisons verified that an incarcerated individual was assaulted at FCI Tucson around 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday. According to the agency’s statement, responding staff contained the situation and administered “life-saving measures” before the unnamed inmate was transported to a hospital for further treatment and evaluation.
Chauvin recently characterized his trial process as a “sham” as he made his first comments to the media since Floyd’s death as part of a new documentary called The Fall of Minneapolis.
Chauvin asserted that he applied a restraint technique on Floyd as instructed by the police department. In the documentary, he and fellow officers contend that Chauvin’s knee was positioned on Floyd’s shoulder blade.
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