US Crime NewsNorth Carolina Judge Dies From Fentanyl, Heroin Overdose: AutopsyCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveStock image of Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy Alan Cheung10/18/2019Updated: 10/18/2019PrintA medical examiner has determined that Guilford County Judge Tom Jarrell died from an opioid-related overdose, according to High Point Police Department media release (pdf).Jarrell died at age 56 on Aug. 3.