Judge rules man who stabbed ex-cop Derek Chauvin in prison can represent self at trial

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The inmate who is charged with stabbing former Minneapolis police office Derek Cahuvin in an Arizona prison is allowed to represent himself in court, a judge ruled.

John Turscak, the federal inmate who attacked Chauvin, stabbed him 22 times with a makeshift knife at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Tucson last November.

Chauvin killed George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020, sparking nationwide Black Lives Matter protests.

The ruling this week, reported first by NBC News, agreed to Turscak’s request to waive his right to legal representation. Judge…



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