An Illinois woman pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the straw purchase of a gun used to shoot and kill Champaign police officer Christopher Oberheim in 2021.
pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday in connection with the 2021 murder of a central Illinois police officer.
Oberheim and his partner, now-retired officer Jeff Creel, encountered Lafayette while responding to a domestic disturbance report at a Champaign apartment complex at around 3:30 a.m. Lafayette began shooting at the officers, killing Oberheim and wounding Creel, who killed Lafayette when he returned fire.
Champaign Officer Christopher Oberheim was shot and killed on May 19, 2021, by convicted felon Darion Lafayette.
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