Published on December 4, 2023, 2:02 am

In a significant turn of events last month, Derek Chauvin, the former policeman pronounced guilty for second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the George Floyd case, was subjected to a life-threatening assault while in jail. This real news emerged from the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson where Chauvin is detained.

The assailant was identified as John Turscak, another inmate at the correctional institution. Last Friday, he was charged with trying to commit murder, assaulting Chauvin with a deadly weapon and leaving him severely wounded. Reliable sources confirm that Chauvin endured 22 stab wounds inflicted by an “improvised knife” at around midday on Black Friday.

Planned over approximately four weeks leading up to Black Friday according to his confession to the FBI, Turscak sought to kill Chauvin. Indeed only thanks to the swift intervention of prison guards did Mr. Chauvin survive this targeted attack. After waiving his Miranda rights, Turscak confessed and disclosed further details — he found his opportunity during a trip to the law library at his facility.

In statements made by prosecutors it was revealed that “Turscak stated that his attack of [Mr. Chauvin] on Black Friday was symbolic with the Black Lives Matter Movement and the ‘black hand’ symbol associated with the Mexican Mafia criminal organization.”

The death of George Floyd sparked widespread controversy and debate about police methods employed during arrests; not least amongst those debates were questions regarding how much responsibility Derek Chauvin should bear for Floyd’s actual death.

As opposed to asphyxiation or strangulation as immediate causes of George Floyd’s death—which consensus trusted news platforms have reported—autopsy outcomes indicate impairments in Floyd’s health due to arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertensive heart disease along with the presence of drugs like fentanyl among others.

In a twist of events, Chauvin is presently seeking an overturning of his federal guilty conviction, asserting that new evidence indicates he did not cause George Floyd’s death. This appeal, however, was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.

Turscak was originally expected to end his current sentence in 2026; now charged with attempted murder and assault with intent to commit murder that carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison each.

In the meantime, Turscak continues serving a 30-year prison sentence for crimes committed while being a federal informant. He joined an infamous gang in 1990 that he confessed to assisting crime enforcement against. His criminal past involves authorizing and committing murders alongside overseeing narcotics trafficking and other nefarious operations.

In this highly charged atmosphere of contrasting viewpoints and sought-for justice centered around Chauvin’s case, it indeed reflects the complexities exercised through legislation tangled with societal interpretations influenced by Christian worldview and otherwise.