Diano Gordon faces murder charges in Blackburn case

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Diano Gordon faced a judge on Friday morning for a murder charge.

The 24-year-old is now one of three men facing murder charges in the Amanda Blackburn case.

On November 10, prosecutors believe Larry Taylor shot the pregnant mother multiple times inside her home during a home invasion.

Investigators believe Jalen Watson entered the home at some point during the robbery, and that Gordon waited in a nearby getaway car.

Initially prosecutors charged Taylor and Watson with murder, but Gordon was being held on a parole violation.

However, on Thursday prosecutors decided to charge Gordon with Blackburn’s murder as well. He is also facing a charge of burglary, theft and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office did not give a reason why the charges on Gordon came later. Prosecutors did give insight why Gordon is facing murder charges despite not pulling the trigger.

“If you participate in commission of a felony both a robbery and a burglary then you are held responsible for the actions of the person that pulled the trigger, and that is the theory we are working with under here,” said Marion County Prosecutor Supervisor Ryan Mears.

According to sources within IMPD, Gordon stop cooperating with prosecutors about the details of the case, and he refused to testify against Taylor and Watson. Sources within IMPD, say this decision by Gordon resulted in him being charged with murder.

In the past, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has charged accomplices with murder, but in some cases the murder charges were later lessened if those aiding in the crime agreed to testify against the suspects.

During Gordon’s hearing he spoke very low and quietly while answering the judge. Gordon will be back in court with Taylor, and Watson on March 3.