The stabbing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in federal prison on Friday has sparked conspiracy theories among various right-wing voices online, citing false claims about the death of George Floyd and comparing the situation to the death of Jeffrey Epstein.
In May 2020, Chauvin killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during a confrontation. The incident sparked mass nationwide protests calling for police reform and racial equality, and later led to Chauvin's dismissal from the Minneapolis police force. A year later, he was convicted of charges related to Floyd's death and sentenced to over 22 years in prison.
On Friday, the Associated Press reported that Chauvin had been stabbed by a fellow inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed only that an inmate had been assaulted at 12:30 p.m. local time and left in serious condition. "Life-saving measures" were performed on the inmate, who was later transported to a hospital for further treatment. The inmate's current condition remains unknown.
Newsweek reached out to the Bureau of Prisons via email for comment.
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