MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A federal civil rights lawsuit accuses a Moorhead police officer of assaulting a suspect by striking him in the testicles. Marcus Hemsworth claims officer Toby Krone assaulted him after a traffic stop in February, 2014.
Court documents say Hemsworth was arrested on a warrant and placed into handcuffs before Krone slammed Hemsworth into a squad car and struck him three times in the testicles from behind.
“Any man knows that’s a painful experience to go through,” according to Hemsworth’s attorney, Zorislav Leyderman of Minneapolis. “I’m not sure that I have any good specific number to put on (damages) at this point. We’ll let the jury decide that.”
Leyderman says Hemsworth suffered severe pain, nightmares, emotional distress and humiliation for weeks following the assault.The city of Moorhead and police officer Brandon Desautel are also defendants. Police Chief David Ebinger and City Manager Michael Redlinger declined comment.