A 28-year-old Roanoke Rapids man was arrested this morning in the double murder of a 92-year-old woman and her 65-year-old daughter.

Police Chief Jeff Hinton said Maxine McCrary and her daughter Nancy Burgess were brutally murdered in their home at 311 Highway 158. Robbery appears to be the motive in both cases.

Police received the call shortly before 11:15 Friday night and investigators worked until the morning following leads that led to the arrest of Tony Maurice Gorham. He was found at an apartment on Oakridge Drive around 4:30 this morning. The SBI assisted in the case.

Hinton did not elaborate on the case.

Gorham has a lengthy criminal record in Halifax and Northampton counties, according to the state Department of Correction, including assault.