NC man who won $10 million lottery prize in 2017 charged with murder

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
SHALLOTTE, N.C. -- A North Carolina man who won a $10 million lottery prize in 2017 has been arrested on a murder charge.

The Shallotte Police Department charged Michael Todd Hill, 52, of Leland, with murder after the body of a woman, Keonna Graham, was found in a hotel room on Monday, according to news outlets.
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Authorities did not immediately release additional details about the woman's slaying.

Sgt. Holman with the Shallotte Police Department told ABC affiliate WWAY that Hill and Graham had an on-again, off-again relationship.

Hill won $10 million from an Ultimate Millions scratch-off ticket in August 2017.
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Hill was arrested Tuesday in Southport and was ordered held without bail at a Brunswick County jail after his initial court appearance.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation assisted in the investigation.
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