On this picture taken from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court docket on the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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On this picture taken from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court docket on the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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Derek Chauvin, the previous Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of George Floyd’s homicide, was severely injured on Friday after one other inmate stabbed him inside a federal jail in Arizona.
The assault occurred round 12:30 p.m. native time on the Federal Correction Establishment, Tucson, in response to The Related Press, which was the primary to report the incident. Minnesota Lawyer Common Keith Ellison additionally confirmed to The Star Tribune that Chauvin, 47, was stabbed however stays in secure situation.
”I’m unhappy to listen to that Derek Chauvin was the goal of violence,” Ellison mentioned. ”He was duly convicted of his crimes and, like every incarcerated particular person, he ought to be capable of serve his sentence with out concern of retaliation or violence.”
Each the Bureau of Prisons and an FBI spokesperson primarily based in Arizona confirmed to NPR that an inmate was assaulted on the federal jail on Friday, however neither company would affirm it was Chauvin.
The Bureau of Prisons added that ”life-saving measures” had been carried out on the inmate. The inmate was later taken to a hospital for additional analysis and remedy.
FCI Tucson, which oversees about 380 inmates, suspended visitations till additional discover.
It’s not clear what prompted the altercation. Chauvin’s legal professional didn’t instantly reply to NPR’s requests for remark.
In 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years in state jail for Floyd’s homicide. He additionally acquired a 21-year-federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin was ordered to serve these sentences concurrently.
The ex-officer appealed the homicide convictions in hopes of overturning the jury’s verdict or decreasing his sentencing. Earlier this week, that enchantment was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court docket. Chauvin has additionally been searching for to overturn his federal civil rights conviction. Earlier this month, he filed a movement arguing there was new proof to recommend he didn’t trigger Floyd’s dying.
Floyd, who was Black, was killed on Might 25, 2020, throughout an tried arrest. Chauvin, who’s white, pinned Floyd to the bottom and held his knee on Floyd’s neck for a number of minutes. Floyd’s dying and the horrific method he died, which was captured on video, sparked large protests throughout the nation over racial injustice and police brutality.
Three different Minneapolis officers who helped with restraining Floyd had been convicted of depriving Floyd of his proper to medical care. J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to a few years, Tou Thao to three 1/2 years and Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years.