32 gang suspects appear in Tacoma court

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The Associated Press
TACOMA, Wash. —
Thirty-two alleged gang members, their lawyers and dozens of deputies crowded into a Tacoma courtroom Tuesday where a judge considered how how they all would be tried.

KOMO-TV reports prosecutors and lawyers are arguing over whether everyone should be tried in one group, smaller groups or individually.

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Thomas Felnagle granted a 60-day continuance to sort out the logistics.

The men were arrested in a Feb. 9 roundup of alleged members of Tacoma's Hilltop Crips gang. Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist filed criminal conspiracy charges that carry a possible 10-year sentence.

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