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Charges say Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison
The suspect initially told guards who responded to the incident that he “would have killed D.C.” had it not been for their involvement.
TUCSON, Ariz. — A suspect is now charged in connection with the stabbing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin inside a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona last week.
John Turscak, 52, has been charged with attempted murder and assault.
The criminal complaint in the case does not explicitly list Derek Chauvin as the stabbing victim, but it does reference a “high-profile” victim with the initials “D.C.” on Nov. 24.
According to the complaint, Turscak stabbed “D.C.” 22 times with an “improvised knife” while he was in the prison’s law library.
Turscak initially told guards who responded to the incident that he would have killed DC had it not been for their involvement.
Turscak told the FBI he had been contemplating attacking DC for a month before seeing an opportunity on that November day in the library, according to the document.
The suspect allegedly told the investigators he attacked DC on Black Friday because it was symbolic of the Black Lives Matter movement and the “Black Hand” symbol associated with the Mexican Mafia organization.
An attorney for Turscak was not listed in court records and Turscak, who has represented himself in numerous court matters from prison, remained in custody on Friday. A 2001 report in the Los Angeles Times said Turscak was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for crimes committed while working as an FBI informant.
Chauvin, 47, was sent to FCI Tucson from a maximum-security Minnesota state prison in August 2022 to simultaneously serve a 21-year federal sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, concurrently with his 22½-year state sentence for second-degree murder. Floyd died on May 25, 2020 after Chauvin pressed a knee on his neck for 9½ minutes on the street outside a convenience store where Floyd was suspected of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
