The Case of a Slain Pastor’s Wife Gets Its 2nd Mistrial Ruling
A judge declared a second mistrial Monday for a man charged in the 2015 killing of a pastor’s wife after jurors learned details about the Indianapolis case’s long history in the court system.
Larry Jo Taylor Jr.’s trial was scheduled to begin Monday, but Marion Superior Judge Grant Hawkins declared a mistrial after a juror told other jurors about the case’s history, including that a mistrial had been declared during Taylor’s first trial in December, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Taylor’s trial has now been rescheduled to August. Taylor is one of three men police say were involved in a string of November 2015 home invasions on Indianapolis’ north side that ended when Amanda Blackburn, 28, was fatally shot in her home while 12 weeks pregnant with her second child.
