photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Cadence Elijah Nunez-Ruckman

Law enforcement is searching for a Lawrence man in relation to a past case, but warns the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous.

The man, Cadence Elijah Nunez-Ruckman, 28, was spotted by police on Thursday riding a bicycle near 14th and Connecticut streets but he fled the scene causing nearby New York Elementary and Central Middle School to take security precautions, according to a release from the Lawrence Police Department.

Nunez-Ruckman was granted probation last year after a plea deal dismissed a gun charge in an assault at a laundromat.

While Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in locating Nunez-Ruckman, they also warn that he should be considered armed and dangerous, according to the release. Residents can call 911 or 785-843-8477 if they believe they have seen Nunez-Ruckman.

He is described as 5′ 6″, weighing 170 pounds with black hair and blue eyes. A photograph released by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shows that he has a small tattoo under one eye and another over his eyebrow.

Nunez-Ruckman is wanted for not complying with pending cases related to an aggravated assault, according to a wanted poster from the sheriff’s office.

According to court records, Nunez-Ruckman is also wanted for violating his probation. He was placed on probation in January for one felony count of possession of methamphetamine, one felony count of aggravated domestic battery, and one misdemeanor count of endangerment, as the Journal-World reported.

Nunez-Ruckman plead no contest to the charges as part of a plea agreement that dismissed two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was replaced with one misdemeanor count of endangerment.

Nunez-Ruckman was involved in an incident around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2023, where he was alleged to have threatened a with a handgun a family with a 4-year-old child a Lawrence Laundromat, 711 W 23rd St., as the Journal-World reported.