MARYVILLE, Ill. — A 27-year-old man charged Monday for gunning down a pastor in a Baptist church then stabbing himself and two parishioners once suffered bouts of erratic behavior his family blamed on Lyme disease — the tick-borne ailment best known for its lingering, flu-like symptoms.
UPDATE: Man charged in church shooting suffered from Lyme disease
Monday, March 9, 2009 | 1:43 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:38 p.m. CDT, Monday, March 9, 2009
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