Michigan father charged in son's overdose death

Gary Birkhead (WOOD)

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. – A Michigan father is facing involuntary manslaughter charges in the overdose death of his son.

WOOD reports Gary Birkhead, from Van Buren County, has been charged in his son's 2017 overdose.

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Cole Birkhead, 16, died after overdosing in Coloma in August 2017, WOOD reports.

Michigan State Police said they have been investigating the death as suspicious for more than a year and confirmed to WOOD on Tuesday that an arrest was made.

Birkhead is expected to be arraigned Wednesday at the county courthouse in South Haven.


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