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Security heightened during gang members' trial

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Testimony is expected to begin Monday in the trial of three alleged members of the Bloods gang in Charlotte.

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Nine women and three men will hear the case against them.

They're accused in three slayings, including the killing of a Lake Wylie couple who was going to testify against other gang members.

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The judge has ordered tight security and is not identifying the jurors by name.

“I think this level of security is unusual on any level, but you're dealing with a case where witness intimidation, to say the least, has already been extreme,” legal analyst Tony Scheer said.

Testimony is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Monday.

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