Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas prison

Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, has been transferred to a Texas prison.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Tuesday that Chauvin transmitted from a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Tucson, Arizona, to an FCI in Big Spring, Texas, according to the Associated Press. The transfer came less than a year after Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in the Arizona prison.

The former Minnesota police officer was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for violating Floyd's civil rights and also received a 22.5-year sentence for premeditated murder. Video shows him pressing his knee on Floyd's neck. Floyd can be heard saying he can't breathe.

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A former Mexican gang member and former FBI informant stabbed Chauvin 22 times in December at the Arizona prison. John Turscak was charged with attempted murder for the stabbing. He told correctional officers he would have killed Chauvin if they had taken longer to react, prosecutors said.

The FCI in Big Spring is a low-security prison, while the FCI in Arizona, where Chauvin was previously incarcerated, is a medium-security prison.

Thomas Lane, a former Minnesota police officer who was present at the scene of Floyd’s death, was released from a federal prison in Colorado, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced. He was sentenced to three years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter.

Lane held Floyd down while he gasped for air. The former police officer admitted as part of his guilty plea that he was aware that the officers' attitude put Floyd's life in danger. He also admitted that he heard Floyd say he couldn't breathe and noticed that Floyd appeared to have lost consciousness.

Former Minnesota police officer J. Alexander Kueng, who also helped restrain Floyd, is scheduled to be released from federal prison next year. Former Minnesota police officer Tou Thao, who prevented bystanders from intervening as police restrained Floyd, was also released from federal prison.