A Peoria County jury found former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson guilty Oct. 29 of second-degree murder, deciding that he mistakenly believed he was justified in shooting and killing Sonya Massey to avoid being scalded by a pot of hot water she had raised over her head. Jurors were chosen from that county because […]
Grayson trial
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Sean Grayson on trial
Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct stemming from the July 2024 shooting death of 36-year-old Sonya Massey inside her Woodside Township home just outside Springfield. Grayson’s jury trial began Oct. 20 in the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria. […]
