We previously covered how Derek Chauvin Was Stabbed In Federal Prison.
Details have emerged in a Criminal Complaint against the accused perpetrator John Tursack (emphasis added)
BASIS OF COMPLAINANT’S CHARGE AGAINST THE ACCUSED:On or about November 24, 2023, at approximately 12:30 p.m., at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Tucson, on land acquired for the use of the United States and under its exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction, D.C., an inmate at FCI-Tucson who had previously been convicted of federal crimes in another district, was in the facility’s law library. Another inmate, John TURSCAK, attacked D.C. , causing serious bodily injury. Federal corrections officers immediately with an improvised knife, stabbing D.C. approximately 22 times responded to the assault and deployed OC spray to subdue TURSCAK. TURSCAK told the corrections officers that he would have killed D.C. had they not responded so quickly. After TURSCAK waived his Constitutional Miranda rights, FBI agents interviewed him on November 26, 2023. At that time, TURSCAK denied wanting to kill D.C. However, TURSCAK stated that he had been thinking about assaulting D.C. for approximately one month because D.C. is a high-profile inmate. TURSCAK stated he saw an opportunity to assault D.C. in the law library on Friday, November 24, 2023, the day after Thanksgiving Day commonly known as “Black Friday.” TURSCAK stated that his attack of D.C. on Black Friday was symbolic with the Black Lives Matter movement and the “Black Hand” symbol associated with the Mexican Mafia criminal organization. D.C. received emergency medical treatment for his injuries at a local hospital.
The charges are:
COUNT ONE: On or about November 24, 2023, at or near Tucson, within the District of Arizona, at a place within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, namely Federal Correctional Institution-Tucson, on land acquired for the use of the United States and under its exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction, John TURSCAK, with premeditation and malice aforethought, did unlawfully attempt to kill D.C., in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 7 and 1113.COUNT TWO: On or about November 24, 2023, at or near Tucson, within the District of Arizona, at a place within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, namely Federal Correctional Institution-Tucson, on land acquired for the use of the United States and under its exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction, John TURSCAK, did intentionally and knowingly assault D.C. with intent to commit murder, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 7 and 113(a)(l).COUNT THREE: On or about November 24, 2023, at or near Tucson, within the District of Arizona, at a place within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, namely Federal Correctional Institution-Tucson, on land acquired for the use of the United States and under its exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction, John TURSCAK, did intentionally and knowingly assault D.C. with a dangerous weapon, that is, an improvised knife, with intent to do bodily harm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 7 and 113(a)(3).COUNT FOUR: On or about November 24, 2023, at or near Tucson, within the District of Arizona, at a place within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, namely Federal Correctional Institution-Tucson, on land acquired for the use of the United States and under its exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction, John TURSCAK, did intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly assault D.C., resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 7 and 113(a)(6).
The NY Post reports that Turscak is serving time for crimes he committed when he was a federal informant:
Tursak was convicted in 1997 for crimes he committed while working as an FBI informant against the Mexican Mafia. His work resulted in getting an indictment against 40 alleged mafia members and associates, according to a 2001 report by the Los Angeles Times.
Turscak led a faction of the Mexican Mafia in the Los Angeles area in the late 1990s and went by the nickname “Stranger,” according to court records. He became an FBI informant in 1997, providing information about the gang and recordings of conversations he had with its members and associates. The Mexican Mafia, a prevalent U.S. prison gang, was involved in a fatal 2022 altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.
The investigation Turscak was aiding led to more than 40 indictments. But about midway through, the FBI dropped Turscak as an informant because he was still dealing drugs, extorting money and authorizing assaults. According to court papers, Turscak plotted attacks on rival gang members and was accused of attempting to kill a leader of a rival Mexican Mafia faction while also being targeted himself.
Turscak pleaded guilty in 2001 to racketeering and conspiring to kill a gang rival. He said he thought his cooperation with the FBI would have earned a lighter sentence.
“I didn’t commit those crimes for kicks,” Turscak said, according to news reports about his sentencing. “I did them because I had to if I wanted to stay alive. I told that to the FBI agents and they just said, ‘Do what you have to do.”’
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