Welp,
knife
comes
at
you
fast!
The
inmate
accused
of
stabbing
Derek
Chauvin
22
times
planned
a
“Black
Friday”
attack
to
symbolize
“Black
Lives
Matter,”
according
to
federal
prosecutors.
Source:
Hennepin
County
Jail
/
Hennepin
County
Jail
That
certainly
gives
a
new
meaning
to
“reason
for
the
season.”
Authorities
identified
the
federal
inmate
behind
the
“Shanksgiving”
stabbing
as
John
Turscak.
He
reportedly
plotted
on
the
ex-cop
convicted
of
murdering
George
Floyd
for
a
month.
When
the
big
day
finally
came,
Turscak
was
allegedly
ready
for
Chauvin
with
an
“improvised
knife.”
NBC
News
reports
Turscak
faces
charges
of
attempted
murder,
assault
with
intent
to
commit
murder,
assault
with
a
dangerous
weapon
and
assault
resulting
in
serious
bodily
injury.
Dude
in
jail
stabbed
Derek
Chauvin
22
times??
I
gotta
hear
his
side
of
the
story
—
Bearded
Shinobi
of
the
South
(@_Homer_Pimpson)
December
1,
2023
As BOSSIP
previously
reported,
a
fellow
prisoner
tried
to
carve
Chauvin
like
a
turkey
on
Nov.
24,
the
day
after
Thanksgiving.
Unlike
George
Floyd,
who
suffocated
to
death
for
nine
minutes,
Chauvin
received
“life-saving
measures”
from
staff
at
Federal
Correctional
Institution,
Tucson.
He
was
transferred
to
a
nearby
hospital
in
stable
condition.
As
soon
as
news
of
Chauvin’s
stabbing
made
headlines,
speculation
spread
about
it
helping
him
overturn
his
conviction.
The
attack
came
only
one
week
after
the
U.S.
Supreme
Court
rejected
his
appeal.
Source:
CHANDAN
KHANNA
/
Getty
Now
that
prosecutors
have
identified
the
inmate
who
stabbed
Chauvin,
there
are
even
more
questions
than
answers.
Find
out
more
about
John
Turscak
and
his
connections
to
the
FBI
and
the
Mexican
Mafia
after
the
jump.
Who
Is
John
Turscak,
And
What
Did
He
Have
To
Do
With
The
Mexican
Mafia
And
FBI
Before
Allegedly
Stabbing
Derek
Chauvin?
Source:
Peter
Dazeley
/
Getty
Many
who
wish
nothing
but
the
worst
for
Derek
Chauvin
celebrated
his
previously
unknown
attacker
as
a
vigilante.
Now
that
we
know
the
man
behind
the
“Shanksgiving”
stabbing,
some
say
it’s
looking
funny
in
the
light.
Chauvin’s
supporters
claim
it
proved
his
innocence.
Meanwhile,
several
of
the
killer
cop’s
critics
wonder
how
his
attacker
missed
22
times.
In
light
of
the
non-fatal
stabbing
of
Derek
Chauvin
22
times
by
another
inmate,
I
have
a
pressing
question
involving
the
inadequacy
of
anatomy
education
in
school.
—
Tim
Wise
(@timjacobwise)
December
1,
2023
Federal
prosecutors
claimed
that
John
Turscak
planned
a
“Black
Friday”
assault
for
the
“Black
Hand,”
a
symbol
associated
with
the
Mexican
Mafia.
According
to
court
documents,
he
joined
the
Mexican
Mafia
in
1990.
Per
the
Los
Angeles
Times,
he
greenlit
“assaults
of
individuals
for
infractions
of
Mexican
Mafia
rules.”
He
also
reportedly
collected
“taxes”
from
drug
dealers
and
street
gangs
in
“return
for
Mexican
Mafia
protection
and
permission
to
engage
in
narcotics
trafficking.”
The
inmate
accused
of
stabbing
Derek
Chauvin,
the
former
police
officer
who
killed
George
Floyd,
said
he
attacked
him
on
Black
Friday
because
it’s
“symbolic
with
the
Black
Lives
Matter
movement
and
the
‘Black
Hand
symbol’
associated
with
the
Mexican
Mafia
criminal
organization.”
pic.twitter.com/lpPcjyE7Zv
—
Meghann
Cuniff
(@meghanncuniff)
December
1,
2023
Turscak
took
credit
for
the
murder
of
a
man
in
Folsom
Prison
in
1990.
He
claimed
to
authorize
another
man’s
murder
in
1998.
In
1997,
the
FBI
recruited
him
as
an
informant.
The
investigation
led
to
indictments
of
more
than
40
alleged
Mexican
mafia
members
and
associates.
However,
working
for
the
feds
only
got
him
in
more
trouble.
Federal
prosecutors
dropped
him
for
admitting
to
“dealing
drugs,
extorting
money,
and
authorizing
assaults”
while
on
their
payroll.
He
pleaded
guilty
to
racketeering
and
conspiracy
to
commit
murder
for
a
30-year
sentence.
Turscak’s
time
was
almost
up.
His
release
date
was
scheduled
for
June
3,
2026.
John
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,
52,
is
charged
with
four
crimes,
including
attempted
murder.
Here’s
the
full
filing.
pic.twitter.com/gqu9ClLR04
—
Meghann
Cuniff
(@meghanncuniff)
December
1,
2023
Turscak
waived
his Miranda rights
in
his
interview
with
FBI
agents
on
Nov.
26.
Although
he
reportedly
claimed
responsibility
for
planning
out
the
assault
and
stabbing
Chauvin
22
times,
Turscak
“denied
wanting
to
kill”
him.
So
he
did
all
this
for
shanks
and
giggles?
lol
They’re
claiming
that
the
dude
who
stabbed
Derek
Chauvin
22
times
is
a
government
plant
Its
always
gotta
be
some
crazy
conspiracy
versus
“the
pig
who
murdered
a
man
in
cold
blood
got
stabbed
for
being
a
pig
who
murdered
a
man
in
cold
blood”
—
Lexi
Where
This
Goes,
GOAT
Arc
(@LexiWhereShesAt)
December
1,
2023
Some
suspect
Turscak
knew
he’d
be
safer
with
a
life
sentence
than
as
a
free
man
who
turned
on
the
feds
and
the
Mexican
Mafia.
After
all,
he
reportedly
admitted
to
choosing
Chauvin
for
his
status.
He
reportedly
spent
a
month
thinking
about
a
date
and
symbolic
motive
that
would
guarantee
more
major
headlines.
Then
he
wasted
no
time
telling
FBI
agents
all
about
it.
You
stab
a
nigga
22
times,
you’re
a
former
FBI
agent,
and
the
man
lived.
Oh
you
wanted
him
to
live
with
those
scars.
That
was
on
purpose.
We
need
to
start
calling
Derek
Chauvin
“22”
🤣
—
vintage
+
fly
mf
(@DomGiavonni)
December
2,
2023
Either
way,
Chauvin
survived
his
serious
injuries
and
remains
in
federal
custody
for
the
rest
of
his
two
decades
behind
bars.
With
these
new
charges
against
Turscak,
he
could
face
just
as
much
additional
time
or
more
for
the
“Shanksgiving”
shenanigans.
Maybe
that’s
what
Turscak
wanted
all
along.
