EXTRA CONTENT: Knoxville man claims he was beaten by local police during traffic stop

Read the complete text of this lawsuit by clicking here.

James Murray of Knoxville, Tenn., who claims he was kicked to the ground by Kentucky State Police Trooper Fred Pennington and then hauled off to the Laurel County Jail with broken ribs where he was left to languish for 11 hours without medical treatment despite his repeated requests for help, has filed a federal lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in London, Murray, 21, is suing Pennington, the state police, the Laurel County Jail, unnamed jail employees and Laurel County, for unspecified damages and punitive damages claiming excessive force, unlawful arrest, unlawful detention and confinement, cruel and unusual punishment, refusal or neglect to prevent harm, false imprisonment, assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and gross negligence on the part of the defendants.

Murray stated that on June 21, 2010, Pennington conducted a traffic stop on Murray because of a complaint from another citizen that a car similar to Murray’s had violated traffic laws by improperly passing.

"Trooper Pennington did not witness the alleged improper passing, but was informed of such by another motorist," Murray claims in the lawsuit.

Murray went on to say that Pennington immediately ordered him out of the vehicle and reprimanded him for the alleged reckless driving.

"Mr. Murray responded that he did not know the nature of the allegations, and respectfully informed Trooper Pennington that he had done nothing wrong," the lawsuit stated. "Trooper Pennington began screaming at Mr. Murray and butted Mr. Murray’s forehead with the bill of his hat."

Though he was scared, the lawsuit states that Murray continued to deny doing anything wrong.

"Trooper Pennington then spun Mr. Murray around, kicked his legs from underneath him, causing Mr. Murray to fall to the ground, and resulting in physical injury," the lawsuit states. "Mr. Murray was then arrested by Trooper Pennington and taken to the Laurel County Jail."

Murray stated in the lawsuit that he told Pennington about the pain in his ribcage during the trip to the jail and then told jail staff, but neither took any action to obtain medical assistance.

"Mr. Murray learned of his injuries during a hospital visit after he was released," the lawsuit states.

As of Tuesday, none of the defendants have filed a response to the lawsuit. No trial date has been set in the case.