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Former Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in Sonya Massey's death
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A jury found Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder after jurors deliberated for about 11 hours after closing arguments ended late Tuesday morning.
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Jury deliberations underway in murder trial of former sheriff's deputy who shot, killed Sonya Massey
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Former Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in Sonya Massey's death
An Illinois jury has begun deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of a sheriff’s deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help and was later killed because of the way she was handling a pan of hot water.
A jury found Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder after jurors deliberated for about 11 hours after closing arguments ended late Tuesday morning.
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey,
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, was on trial in the 2024 killing of Massey, a Black mother of two who had called 911 about a possible...
By Associated Press (CNN) — Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. Sean Grayson, 31, could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, or probation. Sentencing is scheduled for January 29.
An Illinois jury has convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a black woman who called 911 for help. The nine-woman, three-man jury announced the verdict against Sean Grayson on Wednesday.
The jury convicted Sean Grayson of a lesser charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 to report a suspected prowler.
Sean Grayson could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison or even probation. The jury did not convict him of first-degree murder, a crime that carries a sentence of 45 years to life.
An Illinois jury convicted Sean Grayson of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, prompting law enforcement reforms and a $10M settlement.
