photo by: Richard Gwin

Lawrence Police officers trade information after an officer was struck during a traffic stop around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016, behind the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center at 111 E. 11th St. The officer was struck by a 2016 Ford Fusion with Missouri plates SM6W3R, according to a news release from the Lawrence Police Department.

Lawrence police have issued an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly injured an officer with his vehicle Tuesday while fleeing a traffic stop.

Aramis N. Hernandez, 36, is wanted for aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, police spokeswoman Sgt. Amy Rhoads said Wednesday evening.

At 4:46 p.m. Tuesday a police officer stopped a white Ford Fusion in the 1100 block of Rhode Island Street. During the stop, Hernandez fled the area, dragging the officer southbound on Rhode Island Street, the police department said in a news release.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Aramis Hernandez

The officer was taken to an area hospital and later released, having suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, said Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads.

According to police department activity logs, 36 officers responded to the scene, which was just east of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center at 111 E. 11th St.

Police said Wednesday that the Ford Fusion was recovered, but Hernandez was still at large. Police described him as 6-feet, 180 pounds. On Tuesday, he was wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie, with aviator-style sunglasses and a “clean-cut” look, police noted.

Rhoads did not immediately respond to an inquiry regarding where, when or how the vehicle was found. The Ford is licensed in Missouri with a plate reading SM6W3R.

Anyone with information on Hernandez’s whereabouts is asked to call 832-7509 or Douglas County CrimeStoppers at 785-843-TIPS (8477). Calls made to CrimeStoppers may be made anonymously, and callers providing information that leads to an arrest may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.