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BURLINGTON, N.C. —
A 29-year-old man is charged with a fatal overdose that occurred in Burlington.
The Burlington Police Department said the death occurred in March in the area of South Church Street. The Burlington Police Department’s Opiate and Violent Crime Unit (OVCU) charged Christopher Jacob Tidwell, 29, of Burlington with Death by Distribution following the six-month investigation. Tidwell was being held on pending trafficking fentanyl charges that originated from the same investigation and additionally charged with death by distribution. He did not receive a bond.