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Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey

The jury received the case at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday following closing arguments in the trial of 31-year-old Sean Grayson. Grayson responded to Sonya Massey’s home in Springfield in July 2024 after her call about a prowler.

A screenshot of bodycam footage from Sean Grayson

Ex-cop charged with murdering Sonya Massey testifies his actions ‘matched the threat level’

Former downstate police officer Sean Grayson told the jury that Massey’s vow to “rebuke him in the name of Jesus” led him to shoot her. His testimony drew scoffs from Massey’s mother.