Aug. 21 (UPI) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was transferred to a low-security federal prison in Texas on Tuesday, the federal Bureau of Prisons announced.
Chavin, 48, is serving a 21-year sentence after being convicted of murdering George Floyd and was stabbed 22 times by another prisoner while imprisoned in Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 24.
The BOP days ago transferred Chauvin to a temporary facility in Oklahoma and on Tuesday placed him in a low-security federal prison in Big Springs, Texas.
Prisoner John Turscak is accused of using an improvised knife to stab Chauvin, who suffered serious injuries.
Turscak allegedly is a former member of the Mexican Mafia and is serving a 30-year sentence for crimes he committed while an FBI informant.
Prosecutors charged Turscak with attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to commit murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Turscak represented himself and said he had thought about hurting Chauvin for several weeks prior to the attack.