Sean Grayson Sentenced To 20 Years

 

Sean Grayson, the previous Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy who murdered Sonya Massey in her personal kitchen in July 2024, was sentenced to twenty years in jail on Thursday. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder in Massey’s demise but was convicted of second-degree murder, an possibility the jury was given at trial. As NBC News reports:

The cost towards Grayson warranted a penalty of 4 to twenty years in jail for second-degree homicide. Under state legislation, Grayson would almost certainly be eligible to get day-for-day credit score for good conduct in jail, which means he may in the end serve solely half his sentence.

This possibility wouldn’t have been out there underneath a first-degree homicide conviction. Had Grayson been convicted of first-degree homicide, he may have confronted a sentence of 45 years to life in jail. Jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours following closing arguments in October.

As NewsOne beforehand reported, Grayson and one other deputy responded to Massey’s house after she referred to as 911 to report a doable house invasion. As Massey was sitting on the couch in her front room, having a dialog with the deputies, “they noticed a pot sitting on the range and instructed Massey to enter the kitchen and take away it, which she was seen doing in police body-cam footage when she was shot.” According to The Hill, the physique digital camera footage confirmed the next:

Massey moved the pot close to a sink earlier than stating, “I rebuke you within the identify of Jesus.”

“You higher [expletive] not or I swear to God I’ll [expletive] shoot you in your [expletive] face,” Grayson responded earlier than he pulled out his 9mm pistol and demanded Massey drop the pot.

“OK, I’m sorry,” Massey responded. But as she ducked and raised her arms, Grayson pointed his weapon at her.

Though Grayson was nonetheless in the lounge, with a counter between himself and Massey, he shot her thrice. One hit her within the head, a deadly blow.

Then Grayson tried to discourage his accomplice from offering first help to Massey.

“You can go get it, however that’s a headshot,” he stated. “There’s nothing you are able to do, man.”

Sonya Massey’s mom, Donna Massey, was within the courtroom when the sentence was given. The State Journal Register reports she informed the courtroom, “Sean Grayson, I rebuke you within the identify of Jesus,” mimicking the phrases her daughter stated the night time Grayson killed her. Massey’s father, James Wilburn, stated Grayson has been unrepentant because the taking pictures. As NBC notes, Sean Grayson admitted wrongdoing for the primary time ever at his sentencing listening to on Thursday. “It doesn’t really feel like he really understands or cares in regards to the harm he has prompted,” Summer Massey, Sonya’s daughter, informed NBC.     SEE ALSO: Sonya Massey’s Killer Found Guilty Of 2nd-Degree Murder Sonya Massey Act Requires Stricter Police Background Checks