Men charged in 2016 double homicide at Raleigh hotel could face death penalty

The two men charged in a 2016 double homicide at a Raleigh hotel could face the death penalty when their case comes to trial early next year, Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway said Thursday during an update hearing.

Brandon Xavier Hill and Seaga Edward Gillard are charged with first-degree murder in the December 3, 2016, deaths of April Lynn Holland, 22, and her boyfriend, Dwayne Garvey, 28, at the Americas Best Value Inn Crabtree in the 3900 block of Arrow Drive.

April Holland was pregnant at the time of her murder.

Ridgeway said motions and final deadlines will be set in August 2018, and a trial is likely to begin in January 2019.