Who Is John Turscak, Inmate Charged With Stabbing George Floyd’s Killer, Derek Chauvin, 22 Times?

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Tucson inmate John Turscak was charged with allegedly stabbing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin 22 times on November 24.

Turscak is now being charged with attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon and intent to murder. The United States Attorney’s Office in Tucson, Arizona, is handling the prosecution.

Chauvin was one of the police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd. Although he was not initially named in the complaint, a law enforcement source confirmed his identity. In the complaint, Chauvin is referred to as “D.C.”

Turscak allegedly crafted a knife to stab Chauvin with. The 52-year-old approached the police officer in the law library and then proceeded to stab him.

Chauvin said he would have been dead if the police officers had not responded as quickly as they did.

After he waived his Miranda rights, Turscak’s story changed.

“At that time, Turscak denied wanting to kill D.C. However, Turscak stated that he had been thinking about assaulting D.C. for approximately one month because D.C. is a high-profile inmate. TURSCAK stated he saw an opportunity to assault D.C. in the law library,” the complaint says. “Turscak stated that his attack of D.C. on Black Friday was symbolic with the Black Lives Matter movement and the Mexican Mafia criminal organization. D.C. received emergency medical treatment for his injuries at a local hospital.”

Turscak joined the Mexican Mafia in 1990 but was recruited as a federal informant as part of a 1999 case. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2001.

Chauvin is now stable, and officials have said he will recover.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison spoke on the case, saying that Chauvin “should be able to serve his sentence without fear of retaliation or violence” and was “sad to hear” that Chauvin had been a target.

In December 2021, Chauvin pleaded guilty to violating Floyd’s civil rights. He later asked the Supreme Court to overturn his guilty plea citing new evidence, but in November, the high court rejected his case.