Man Gets Life for Killing Michigan Deputy

A man was sentenced to serve life in prison Tuesday for the killing Oakland County, MI, Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Overall in 2017.

Staff Writer
December 11, 2019

Deputy Eric Overall was struck and killed while deploying stop sticks.Deputy Eric Overall was struck and killed while deploying stop sticks.Photo: Oakland (MI) Sheriff's Office

A man was sentenced to serve life in prison Tuesday for killing Oakland County, MI, Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Overall, reports mlive.com.

Christopher J. Berak was found guilty by a jury in early November of first-degree murder and homicide of a peace officer for the 2017 death of Overall.

Related: Man Convicted of Murder of Michigan Deputy

The charges stemmed from a Thanksgiving 2017 incident during which Berak hit and killed Overall, 50, with a vehicle at M-15 and Seymour Lake Road in Brandon Township after a miles-long pursuit that spanned three counties. Overall was attempting to deploy stop sticks.

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