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Suspected MS-13 gang members in federal court Tuesday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Suspected members of a violent Central American gang were in federal court Tuesday in Charlotte, hoping a judge will let them get out of jail on bond.

PHOTOS: Feds indict 37 suspected MS-13 gang members in roundup

Police and FBI agents round up a dozen suspected member of the MS-13 gang last week on charges ranging from conspiracy to attempted murder.

They've been in jail since the roundup.

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Several family members told Channel 9 that some of them have not been part of gang activity for years.

Reporter Mark Becker is inside the courtroom Tuesday. He will have the latest developments on Eyewitness News at 5 p.m.

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