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The collision, which left Lavay Yankton Jr. with a broken leg, appeared accidental, Bliemeister said. But it's being reviewed to examine whether any department policies were violated, as is the case in any officer-involved crash.

Just before 11 a.m., the U.S. Marshals Service alerted Lincoln police that Yankton was in 1500 block of South 21st Street, he said.

Investigators had been looking for Yankton, 28, since last fall on three warrants, including one for felony domestic assault, Bliemeister said.

Officers in a cruiser spotted Yankton walking and asked him to stop, the chief said. Yankton acknowledged their presence, but then turned and ran.

Yankton didn't stop as officers chased after him and shouted for him to stop, Bliemeister said. He began to circle back to the alley between 21st and 22nd streets south of A Street, according to a police report.

As he ran west, an officer responding to the area was driving north in the parking lot adjacent to the alley, the report said.

The officer began braking on the gravel after seeing Yankton, but Yankton ran into the passenger-side quarter panel of the cruiser, slipped and fell, according to police.

Yankton's left leg was run over by the cruiser, Bliemeister said.

Officers called for Lincoln Fire and Rescue immediately, the chief said.

Yankton was taken to a hospital and released Saturday. Police took him to jail on the warrants, as well as on suspicion of possessing brass knuckles by a prohibited person.

While at the hospital, Yankton refused to give his name and needed to be identified via his fingerprints, the chief said.

Saturday, Yankton told he was stopping when the cruiser hit him.

The collision was not recorded on the cruiser's dashboard camera, the chief said.

"We don't want anyone to get injured," Bliemeister said. "We never do. That's why we ask all the time to please comply. And if there is an issue they want to later bring up in court, that's the opportunity to do it."