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Stephanee Smith of the Madison County state's attorney's office said earlier Monday that Sedlacek, 27, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery. Smith said prosecutors would not yet comment on a motive.Winters was shot to death during his Sunday morning sermon at the sprawling First Baptist Church in Maryville. The first of the gunman's four rounds was deflected by the pastor's Bible.Winters was being remembered as smart, dedicated and easy to relate to. So much so that everyone simply called him "Pastor Fred."A colleague of the Illinois pastor urged mourners at a prayer service Sunday evening to be resilient.Hundreds of people cried and cradled Bibles while remembering Winters. They gathered at a church in Edwardsville. Both Edwardsville and Maryville are near St. Louis.During the prayer service, First Baptist Pastor Mark Jones did not mention the suspected gunman.Jones described the attack as from "the forces of hell."Illinois State Police Director Larry Trent said the gunman strode down the aisle of the church, and then briefly spoke with Winters, who was elevated on a platform. Trent said the gunman then pulled out a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol and began firing until it jammed.There were about 150 people present, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.A church spokesman said Winters was the driving force at the church since becoming senior pastor in 1987, when average attendance was around 30 people. Under his guidance, the congregation swelled by hundreds.One church member said Winters was "extremely likable," adding she can't imagine him having any enemies.Another member said: "Beyond everything else, he had a love for God and a love for people."He is survived by his wife, Cindy, and two children, Alysia Grace and Cassidy Hope.
- March 9, 2009: Police: Pastor Deflected 1 Shot With Bible
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