State Trooper Killed By Illegal Alien Who Defied Deportation Order

Officials have confirmed that a Pennsylvania State Trooper was killed in the line of duty by an illegal alien who had defied a deportation order.

On the morning of July 1, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44, was conducting a commercial motor vehicle inspection on Interstate 81 Southbound at mile marker 119.3 in Cass Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pahira, assigned to Troop L in Frackville as a Motor Carrier Enforcement Inspector, was standing near the cab of a stationary semi-truck on the right shoulder of the highway.

His marked patrol vehicle was positioned behind the inspected truck with its emergency lights activated, according to a statement from the Pennsylvania governor’s office.

A second semi-truck, operated by 33-year-old Michael Bon of Brockton, Massachusetts, then left the roadway. The vehicle struck the side view mirror of Pahira’s patrol unit, then impacted the rear of the inspected semi-truck and pushed it further off the roadway before striking Trooper Pahira. Both commercial vehicles caught fire after the collision.

Construction workers in the area observed smoke and responded to assist. Pahira sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was recorded as the 106th Pennsylvania State Police member to die in the line of duty.

Pennsylvania State Police charged Bon with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, and six additional lesser charges. Bon was arraigned and held at Schuylkill County Prison on $700,000 bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 15, while the Department of Homeland Security placed an immigration detainer on the killer following his arrest.

Michael Bon is a Haitian national. He entered the United States in July 2024 through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport under a humanitarian parole program. He later applied for Temporary Protected Status, but the application was denied.

DHS terminated his parole in June 2025 and issued an order for him to depart the United States, though Bon remained in the country after that date. While in Massachusetts, he obtained a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license. He first applied for the license in March 2025, at a time when he was authorized to work under federal law, and it was renewed in February 2026.

Trooper Michael Pahira should be alive today. If reports are accurate, a man whose legal status was terminated remained in our country, obtained a CDL, and is now charged in his death. Pennsylvania deserves answers. We owe our law enforcement officers far better than this.…

— Senator Dave McCormick (@SenMcCormickPA) July 4, 2026

Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr. was a United States citizen and a native of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted with the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2007 and had approximately 19 years of service at the time of his death

Pahira had recently moved back to his family home to assist his mother, who was undergoing cancer treatment. In the days before the incident, he helped her shave her head during her treatments.

“I spent time with Mike’s parents, Patti and Mike, his sister, Jen, and some of his friends and fellow troopers. They told me about Mike — about how great a man he was, about his high school wrestling record, his love of cooking, and his commitment to caring for his mother as she battles cancer,” said Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.

Shapiro also described Pahira as “the very best of us” and directed that flags across the commonwealth be lowered to half-staff in his honor.

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