JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After five long days in court, the double murder trial over the 2022 killing of appears to be nearing an end.

Judge Jeb Branham told the courtroom this afternoon he’s “confident we’ll finish tomorrow,” though proceedings ran later than expected, starting an hour late and expected to continue into the evening.

Two defendants, Marcel Johnson and Kentravious Garrard, are being tried simultaneously before two separate juries inside the Duval County Courthouse. Both men face charges in connection with Holland’s death, which shocked the Jacksonville community when the teenager was shot and killed while leaving football practice days before Christmas 2022.

Garrard’s defense attorney spent nearly two hours questioning the lead investigator, Sgt. T.C. Mitlyng, pressing h

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