Can the comma after "Indiana" be removed?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Allen, 51, appeared in a Delphi, Indiana, courtroom last week for a three-day hearing ahead of his October trial for the murders of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13.

Can the comma after “Indiana” be removed?

Thanks

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I checked several sources. They all said to put a comma after the state. So by that rule it is correct as written.

I personally don’t like that “rule” and would never use a comma there. Somebody came up with that rule for unknown reasons, but I think it should be done away with. It just doesn’t look right. There would also not be a pause when spoken.

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I’m afraid not.
If removed, there is a possibility of the court being mistaken as Indiana court!

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