Prison officers performed “life saving measures” on Derek Chauvin, 47, before he was taken to hospital, where his condition is said to be stable.
The attack, at a medium-security prison in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday came a week after the US Supreme Court threw out Chauvin’s appeal against his conviction. He is serving a state sentence of 22 years for second-degree murder concurrently with a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights.
Floyd died on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, after Chauvin pressed a knee on his neck for nine-and-a-half minutes. Three other officers at the scene received lesser sentences.
Chauvin’s stabbing was confirmed by Minnesota’s attorney general.
