According to RadarOnline.com, the ex-Mexican gangster who allegedly stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times in a bold prison attack has expressed his desire to represent himself in the upcoming attempted murder trial.
Court records reveal that John Turscak’s public defenders have filed a motion in an Arizona federal court, seeking to withdraw from the high-profile case that revolves around the near-fatal assault on the former Minneapolis police officer. Chauvin is currently serving a 22.5-year sentence for the death of George Floyd in 2020.
“Mr. Turscak would like to appear in pro se and requests that a hearing be set on this request and motion as soon as possible,”
stated the motion. The recently filed motion does not explain why John Turscak, who is charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon for the stabbing on November 24, has chosen to part ways with his legal team.
Turscak, who was serving a 30-year sentence at the Tucson, Arizona penitentiary for multiple crimes committed while working as a federal informant, entered a plea of not guilty on January 5 for the violent assault that took place in the prison’s law library.
“Turscak told corrections officers that he would have killed D.C. [Chauvin] had they not responded so quickly,”
as stated in the criminal complaint, which described the weapon as an
“improvised knife.”
In a subsequent interview with the FBI, Turscak recanted his earlier confession but proudly emphasized that the attack took place on the infamous
“Black Friday,”
which was
“symbolic with the Black Lives Matter movement and the ‘Black Hand’ symbol associated with the Mexican Mafia criminal organization.”
#Clique, what are your thoughts
