INDIANAPOLIS -- The two men charged in the killing of Amanda Blackburn were in court Tuesday morning to face new charges in a different case.
Larry Taylor and Jalen Watson were charged in a home invasion that happened just a week before Blackburn's death.
In the court hearing, both Taylor and Watson were appointed public defenders, and another court date was set for Feb. 2016.
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Police say a woman reported being robbed and raped on Nov. 3 at Westlake Apartments.
They say Watson walked in on Taylor assaulting the woman at gunpoint. Investigators say the two stole things from the woman's apartment, then took off in her car.
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Larry Taylor Jr. faces three counts of rape and one count of each of the following: burglary, theft, armed robbery, criminal confinement and auto theft.
Jalen Watson is charged with burglary, theft, armed robbery, criminal confinement and auto theft.
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