A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black women ...

Grayson has remained in custody since his arrest.

Sean Grayson acknowledged fault when a judge handed down 20 years for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey. Read on.

On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey was shot and killed in her home by Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson. Massey's death sparked protests, and prompted a statement from President Joe Biden. Over a year ...

Two years after Sonya Massey was fatally shot by Sean Grayson, the former deputy sheriff has been sentenced to the ...

The president of the union that represents deputies in the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office pleaded with a judge to be lenient in sentencing former deputy Sean Grayson for the murder of Sonya Massey.

Sonya Massey's family confronted Sean Grayson in court ahead of him receiving a 20-year sentence for her murder.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office says former deputy Sean Grayson is now in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in ...

On Thursday, Jan. 29, Sean Grayson, 31, who is White, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, The New York Times reports. He was convicted of second-degree murder on Oct. 29, 2025, the Associated Press ...

Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in October for fatally shooting Massey ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A former Illinois sheriff's deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler ...