Man takes plea deal in 2014 killing of Lake Wylie couple

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A suspect in the 2014 killing of a Lake Wylie couple took a plea deal Tuesday and could be sentenced to life in prison.

Eyewitness News was inside a federal courtroom when Nehemijel Houston pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and conspiracy with the underlying crime of first-degree murder.

Read our past coverage:

• 5 plead guilty in Lake Wylie couple's shooting deaths
• Bond denied for 5 alleged gang members tied to Lake Wylie killings
• Officials: Accused gang member ordered killing of couple from jail

Prosecutors said he was one of 12 gang members who conspired to kill Doug and Debbie London to stop Doug London from testifying in a robbery case.

With the plea deal, Houston admitted his affiliation with the United Blood Network Gang.

Houston's attorneys would not comment.

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