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My name is Randy Bonin and I have setup this GoFundMe account to help our son Michael Shawn Bonin (aka “Mic”).
Michael and his family live in Owasso, Oklahoma. He is a longtime Deputy Sheriff with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and is a Military Veteran. Over the course of his Law Enforcement Profession, he has served in several high-risk capacities. In addition to his role in Patrol & Tactical Operations, he served over 10 years as a SWAT Officer (Entry Assistant Team Leader and SWAT Sniper Section Team Leader), reaching the level of Master SWAT Officer.
Michael has gained national recognition for his skills as a Professional Mantracker, having been featured in the news on several occasions for rescuing lost children and adults, recovering the missing and capturing fleeing felons with his tracking skills. Some of his tracking cases have been so impressive that they’ve been used as case studies around the world within the MIL/LE Special Operations & Tracking Communities, drawing international attention to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office.
He currently serves in Field Operations on Patrol as a Field Training Officer, and within Special Operations as the Team Leader for TCSO’s Tactical Tracking & Reconnaissance Unit (TTU) and as a member of the Dignitary Protection Team.
(Note: Yes, we are very proud of him and his achievements.)
Michael believes wholeheartedly in serving others, but unfortunately his law enforcement dedication has also taken a toll on his body and now he needs help.
The week of Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Michael began having swelling and severe pain in his right knee that moved into his calf. He was taken to St. John’s Medical Center ER in Owasso. Initially they thought he had a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) blood clot and administered blood thinners only to find out he had internal hemorrhaging in his knee and lower leg (hematoma). After discovering compartment syndrome, he was rushed into emergency surgery since he had lost circulation in certain areas of his leg.
As a result of the complications, Michael lost a part of his calf muscle that had died from lack of blood flow, as well as feeling in his lower leg due to nerve damage. Following surgery, the surgeon told Michael he had multiple tears in his right knee, a fully exposed tibia (bone on bone), a ruptured Baker’s Cyst and a fraying ACL.
Michael had recently gone to a doctor not long before this, due to pain issues, and was told there was no substantial damage to his knee and given orders to return to duty. So, he did.
Though a specific source of hemorrhaging was not visible at the time of surgery (since it was not active), a scan with contrast dye showed excessive hemorrhaging found a channel from his knee into his lower leg compartments creating the problem.
Following the first surgery, Michael was fitted with a wound vacuum for 48 hours, before being transferred to St John’s Medical Center in Tulsa. The orthopedic surgeon wanted to have a plastic surgeon readily available when he did his second surgery to help in the reconstruction of his leg.
Due to the compartment syndrome, it was necessary for the medical team to make long fascia incisions down both sides of his calf to relieve the pressure, to clean out the blood and correct the damage. Additionally, arthroscopy was also performed to repair his knee as much as possible and to find the source of the bleeding within the knee.
Despite his age, it was recommended that Michael undergo a full knee replacement once recovered from this surgery.
On Friday, March 22, during the 2nd surgery, the team went back in and removed the wound vac and a small portion of tissue. Thankfully they were able to close the incisions without any skin grafts as they had previously thought might be necessary. Michael’s sutures had to be placed approximately 1” apart to allow for draining of fluid and blood since he’s at high risk of compartment syndrome again. He will require multiple trips back to St John’s Medical Center and Tulsa Bone & Joint to aid in his healing.
Michael was allowed to return home Wednesday, March 27 with certain requirements. His wounds, dressings and swelling are tended to daily by home healthcare nurses. He will be slowly introduced to physical therapy the first or second week of April and is currently set to return to St John’s Medical Center in Owasso on Tuesday, April 2 to see how his incisions are healing.
The surgeon stated that Michael’s recovery would be a long one and after he healed, he would need to have a total knee replacement (as mentioned above). This will be another long recovery period.
The hardships this has placed on his family are great. Since his Agency no longer authorizes “Leave Share” or “Light Duty”, Michael will run out of sick and vacation time quickly. This is because he already had to use a significant amount of his time when he first reported the injury.
Additionally, without light duty, Michael is unable to work in another capacity within his Agency to aid in pay loss. Over the next several months, Michael and his family will be facing many difficult challenges and is in desperate need of help. All GoFundMe donations will be used to help with living expenses and medical expenses.
Not being able to care for and earn a living for his family has been a very stressful time for him.
SPECIAL NOTE: We ask that the law enforcement community share this GoFundMe effort nationwide, in to order to help one of their brothers. ANY monetary donation(s) would be greatly appreciated.
Above all, please keep Michael and his family in your prayers.
God bless each of you in advance.
Randy & Janet Bonin


Michael and his family live in Owasso, Oklahoma. He is a longtime Deputy Sheriff with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and is a Military Veteran. Over the course of his Law Enforcement Profession, he has served in several high-risk capacities. In addition to his role in Patrol & Tactical Operations, he served over 10 years as a SWAT Officer (Entry Assistant Team Leader and SWAT Sniper Section Team Leader), reaching the level of Master SWAT Officer.
Michael has gained national recognition for his skills as a Professional Mantracker, having been featured in the news on several occasions for rescuing lost children and adults, recovering the missing and capturing fleeing felons with his tracking skills. Some of his tracking cases have been so impressive that they’ve been used as case studies around the world within the MIL/LE Special Operations & Tracking Communities, drawing international attention to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office.
He currently serves in Field Operations on Patrol as a Field Training Officer, and within Special Operations as the Team Leader for TCSO’s Tactical Tracking & Reconnaissance Unit (TTU) and as a member of the Dignitary Protection Team.
(Note: Yes, we are very proud of him and his achievements.)
Michael believes wholeheartedly in serving others, but unfortunately his law enforcement dedication has also taken a toll on his body and now he needs help.
The week of Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Michael began having swelling and severe pain in his right knee that moved into his calf. He was taken to St. John’s Medical Center ER in Owasso. Initially they thought he had a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) blood clot and administered blood thinners only to find out he had internal hemorrhaging in his knee and lower leg (hematoma). After discovering compartment syndrome, he was rushed into emergency surgery since he had lost circulation in certain areas of his leg.
As a result of the complications, Michael lost a part of his calf muscle that had died from lack of blood flow, as well as feeling in his lower leg due to nerve damage. Following surgery, the surgeon told Michael he had multiple tears in his right knee, a fully exposed tibia (bone on bone), a ruptured Baker’s Cyst and a fraying ACL.
Michael had recently gone to a doctor not long before this, due to pain issues, and was told there was no substantial damage to his knee and given orders to return to duty. So, he did.
Though a specific source of hemorrhaging was not visible at the time of surgery (since it was not active), a scan with contrast dye showed excessive hemorrhaging found a channel from his knee into his lower leg compartments creating the problem.
Following the first surgery, Michael was fitted with a wound vacuum for 48 hours, before being transferred to St John’s Medical Center in Tulsa. The orthopedic surgeon wanted to have a plastic surgeon readily available when he did his second surgery to help in the reconstruction of his leg.
Due to the compartment syndrome, it was necessary for the medical team to make long fascia incisions down both sides of his calf to relieve the pressure, to clean out the blood and correct the damage. Additionally, arthroscopy was also performed to repair his knee as much as possible and to find the source of the bleeding within the knee.
Despite his age, it was recommended that Michael undergo a full knee replacement once recovered from this surgery.
On Friday, March 22, during the 2nd surgery, the team went back in and removed the wound vac and a small portion of tissue. Thankfully they were able to close the incisions without any skin grafts as they had previously thought might be necessary. Michael’s sutures had to be placed approximately 1” apart to allow for draining of fluid and blood since he’s at high risk of compartment syndrome again. He will require multiple trips back to St John’s Medical Center and Tulsa Bone & Joint to aid in his healing.
Michael was allowed to return home Wednesday, March 27 with certain requirements. His wounds, dressings and swelling are tended to daily by home healthcare nurses. He will be slowly introduced to physical therapy the first or second week of April and is currently set to return to St John’s Medical Center in Owasso on Tuesday, April 2 to see how his incisions are healing.
The surgeon stated that Michael’s recovery would be a long one and after he healed, he would need to have a total knee replacement (as mentioned above). This will be another long recovery period.
The hardships this has placed on his family are great. Since his Agency no longer authorizes “Leave Share” or “Light Duty”, Michael will run out of sick and vacation time quickly. This is because he already had to use a significant amount of his time when he first reported the injury.
Additionally, without light duty, Michael is unable to work in another capacity within his Agency to aid in pay loss. Over the next several months, Michael and his family will be facing many difficult challenges and is in desperate need of help. All GoFundMe donations will be used to help with living expenses and medical expenses.
Not being able to care for and earn a living for his family has been a very stressful time for him.
SPECIAL NOTE: We ask that the law enforcement community share this GoFundMe effort nationwide, in to order to help one of their brothers. ANY monetary donation(s) would be greatly appreciated.
Above all, please keep Michael and his family in your prayers.
God bless each of you in advance.
Randy & Janet Bonin


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RandyJanet Bonin
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Owasso, OK