Teen charged in killing of pastor’s pregnant wife

An 18-year-old has been charged in connection with the killing of an Indiana pastor’s pregnant wife.

Larry Jo Taylor faces 13 charges in connection to the Nov. 10 slaying of Amanda Blackburn in an alleged home invasion that turned deadly.

Taylor has been charged with three murder counts, carrying a handgun without a license, car theft and property theft and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, among others. The charges were filed this morning and he has not yet entered a plea.

Indiana court records indicate that Taylor is 5-foot-8, which fits in the range that police publicly announced while searching for the suspect. But it’s unclear whether he is the man pictured in surveillance footage from outside the Blackburn’s home on the morning of the incident. Police are expected to give an update on the case this afternoon.

“We are glad this part of the criminal justice process has concluded; however, the wheels of justice begin to turn now,” the Indiana Metropolitan Police Department told ABC News overnight. “Our detectives truly have worked several days without sleep putting all the pieces of this puzzle together.”

Indiana Metropolitan Police Department Chief Rick Hite said in a statement Sunday: “We are thankful to our federal, state and local partnerships that aided in the apprehension of the suspect in this terrible and senseless crime. All victims of criminal homicides deserve closure, and as a community we must send a collective message that violence is not option.”

Police said last week a handgun had been found near the home Blackburn, 28, shared with her husband and son at the time of the Nov. 10 shooting. The weapon was submitted for testing at a crime lab to determine whether it was connected with the Blackburn killing, IMPD Lt. Richard Riddle said last week.

Pastor Davey Blackburn found his wife’s body when he returned from the gym, authorities said. He told ABC News’ “Good Morning America” that “Amanda didn’t have an enemy in the world. I can’t imagine any reason why. That’s why this has baffled us as much as anybody,” he said.

“That’s why we’re trusting the investigators. They’ve been so good to us through this whole process, trying to keep us up to speed on what they have.”