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Former Illinois Deputy Sentenced to 20 Years for Sonya Massey Shooting
Sean Grayson received the maximum 20-year sentence for second-degree murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 during a mental health crisis.
- At a Jan. 29 hearing, Presiding Judge Ryan Cadagin sentenced Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County deputy, to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey after her 911 call.
- Massey’s 911 call prompted deputies to respond to her Springfield home on July 6, 2024, where she was experiencing a mental health episode, and a Peoria County jury convicted Sean Grayson of second-degree murder after deliberating over 12 hours.
- Body-Worn footage shown at trial reveals prosecutors played video repeatedly of Sean Grayson drawing his 9 mm pistol and shooting Sonya Massey shortly after a dispute over a pot of hot water escalated inside her home.
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By JOHN O’CONNOR SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) — A former Illinois police officer was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October. The officer, a white man, received the maximum possible sentence. He has been incarcerated since being charged with the murder. Massey’s family members, who were seated in …
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