Federal prosecutors accused a prison inmate of stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times and charged the man with attempted murder on Friday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
John Turscak, 52, who is identified in prison records as white, stands accused of carrying out the attack. He is currently serving a 30-year sentence for crimes committed as a member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, the Associated Press reported.
Turscak said he saw his opportunity to attack on Black Friday, which he viewed as symbolic with the Black Lives Matter racial justice movement and the Black Hand symbol reportedly associated with the Mexican Mafia criminal organization. The complaint did not elaborate further on Turscak's comments.
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