(Photos of Ronald Piper Courtesy of WPXI, Posted on Facebook on October 21st, 2025)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler, PA) Pennsylvania State Police are looking for forty-six-year-old Ronald Piper of Butler after he allegedly tried to intentionally hit a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper during a pursuit through two counties in Pennsylvania on Monday evening. According to a Pennsylvania State Police press release, troopers with the Kittanning and Butler Stations were involved in an incident that began in Butler County and then in East Franklin Township of Armstrong County. Piper attempted to strike a trooper who was standing offa roadafter deploying spike strips during the pursuit. Piper then reportedly drove into the woods and then ran away. Investigators have not found Piper yet after they tried to find him. Pennsylvania State Police also learned of a reported stolen vehicle from Bear Road in East Franklin Township at around 5 a.m. today and they think that Piper stole this vehicle after crashing. That stolen vehicle was later found damaged near Swartzlander Lane in Clearfield Township of Butler County on State Route 422. An active arrest warrant is now out for Piper’s arrest. According to online court records, Piper faces a dozen charges, including three counts of aggravated assault, fleeing and evading arrest. Anyone with information on either the location of Piper or information regarding this incident is asked to call 724-543-2011 and speak with Trooper Swartz of the Pennsylvania State Police Kittanning station.