Create account

Coverage dated November 30, 2023

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for…

WTOP Washington DC's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say (opens WTOP Washington DC)

    Published

    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for…

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Man charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison: DOJ (opens ABC 13 Houston)

    Published

    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    An inmate at FCI Tucson has been charged with allegedly stabbing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, according to the Justice Department.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The inmate told agents he attacked Chauvin on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement.

  4. Forbes

    Derek Chauvin Stabbing Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    John Turscak allegedly stabbed Derek Chauvin with an improvised knife some 22 times.

  5. CNN

    Inmate charged with attempted murder after stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The inmate accused of attacking Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed him approximately 22 times with an improvised knife in an attack the Arizona inmate had been contemplating for around a month, according to court documents.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Charges: Derek Chauvin stabbed 22 times by fellow inmate in law library (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The inmate said he would have killed Chauvin had corrections officers not responded so quickly.

  7. Tucson

    Prosecutors: Derek Chauvin stabbed 22 times in Tucson prison attack (opens Tucson)

    Published

    Tucson's feed description

    The fellow inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson who attacked the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd has been charged with attempted murder.

  8. Deadline

    Derek Chauvin, Ex-Cop Convicted Of Murdering George Floyd, Was Stabbed 22 Times By Fellow Inmate (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    UPDATED with new details: The inmate who attacked Derek Chauvin, the onetime Minneapolis police officer convicted in 2021 of murdering George Floyd, stabbed the former cop 22 times according to mul…

  9. 12News Now Beaumont

    Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times charged with attempted murder (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

    Published

    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The inmate told correctional officers he would've killed Chauvin had they not responded so quickly.

  10. WHEC Rochester

    Inmate charged with attempted murder in Derek Chauvin's stabbing (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, with an im…

  11. New York Times

    Inmate Who Stabbed Derek Chavin 22 Times Faces Attempted Murder Charge, U.S. Says (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    Mr. Chauvin, who survived the attack last week, is serving more than two decades in prison for the murder of George Floyd.

  12. The Guardian

    US prisoner charged with attempted murder over stabbing of Derek Chauvin (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    John Turscak, 52, accused of stabbing Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd’s murder, 22 times in prison in Tucson, Arizona

  13. Fox News

    Arizona inmate charged with attempted murder after Derek Chauvin stabbing (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Federal prosecutors have filed attempted murder charges against a 52-year-old accused of stabbing ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in an Arizona prison.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say | Since Then