Maryville Pastor's Shooter Denied Move To Less Secure Facility

Maryville Pastor's Shooter Denied Move To Less Secure Facility

EDWARDSVILLE — A man who fatally shot a Maryville pastor during a church service in 2009 has been denied a request to transfer from a secure mental health facility to a non-secure treatment center. Circuit Judge Kyle Napp ruled Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, against Terry J. Sedlacek’s petition to move from the Alton Mental Health Center to a less restrictive facility or to receive increased privileges such as supervised off-grounds outings. Sedlacek…

Sedlacek denied request for transfer

A resident of the Alton Mental Health Center who was sent there after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of a Maryville minister has been