Updated: 6:02 PM CDT April 14, 2021
HUTCHINSON, Minn. — An officer is hospitalized after being assaulted and dragged from a vehicle at a "high rate of speed" during a traffic stop in Hutchinson Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
The Hutchinson Police Department said the officer pulled over a man who reportedly assaulted an employee at a Menards hardware store.
During the traffic stop, which occurred just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, police say the officer at one point became trapped in the window and the suspect drove off with the officer still hanging onto the vehicle. Officials say the officer was hit in the head with a hammer during the struggle. The officer was taken to Hutchinson Health and is in "stable condition," according to police.