The complaint alleges that while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin about 22 times “with an improvised knife,” prosecutors said.

Turscak was charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to prosecutors.

The investigation in the case was conducted by the FBI.

Attempted murder and assault with intent to commit murder violations each carry maximum penalties of 20 years incarceration, while assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury each carry maximum penalties of 10 years.

Chauvin was expected to survive following the attack last week in a prison in Arizona, the Minnesota Attorney General’s office said earlier.

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    Chauvin was not sentenced to be stabbed 22 times. As awful a person as he likely is, I would rather not see extrajudicial killing be praised.

    Performing extrajudicial killing is what got him behind bars in the first place, after all. Quite rightly so.

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      to explain how awful chauvin is… the only reason he got convicted was because he’s such an asshole, that not even other cops were willing to protect him, despite the Blue Wall of Silence.

      you’re right, though. it shouldn’t be allowed.

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      I’m not gonna root for it, but I certainly wouldn’t be upset if someone’s successful

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          You almost had it:

          “All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike some one they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.”

          –Clarence Darrow

          The last part is often misattributed to Twain.

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      At least there is less people clamouring for stuff like this and prison rape here, unlike reddit. Crazy people will be ok with sort of thing just because they think someone “deserves” if.