North Carolina

4 plead not guilty in Lake Wylie couple's shooting death

Doug and Debbie London

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four of the men charged in the 2014 shooting deaths of a couple at their South Carolina home are requesting a jury trial.

The four pleaded not guilty Friday.

Prosecutors say Doug and Debbie London were killed in their Lake Wylie home in October 2014 to prevent their testimony against three United Blood Nation members who attempted to rob their mattress store in Pineville.

Twelve people were indicted in their deaths. Prosecutors say all are gang members.

The four in court Friday were Nana Adoma, Randall Hankins, Malcom Hartley and Jamell Cureton.

Cureton is accused of participating in the robbery and ordering the Londons killed. Hartley is accused of firing the gun. The U.S. Department of Justice hasn't decided whether to seek the death penalty in their cases.