Sonya Massey
a montage including a police body-camera photo of a deputy wearing a brown uniform pointing a gun at a woman in a kitchen, a jail booking photo of Grayson with close-cropped hair, black glasses, andwearing a gray and white jail outfit; and a selfie of Massey smiling at the camera while wearing a black top
Body camera: Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office via AP / Macon County Jail via AP / Massey via BLM Springfield

Former deputy Sean Grayson found guilty of murdering Sonya Massey inside her house near Springfield

On Wednesday, after more than 11 hours of deliberation, a Peoria jury found former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Sonya Massey in her home near Springfield last year. The jury, however, acquitted Grayson on the more serious charge of first-degree murder — which could have resulted in a lifetime prison sentence.

We'll talk with a reporter who covered the trial.

 

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