Sheriff's deputy got mad and fatally shot Sonya Massey without justification, prosecutor says

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her Springfield home last year eschewed his training and the principles of policing when he shot the Black woman who had called 911 for help, a prosecutor said Wednesday in Sean Grayson’s murder trial.

Grayson, who is white, faces three counts of first-degree murder for shooting the 36-year-old single mother on July 6, 2024, during a confrontation over her handling of a pot of hot water she removed from her stove.

The jury watched unedited body camera video of the encounter, prompting some jurors to recoil and cover their mouths while Grayson looked down for much of it. Massey’s mother left the courtroom in tears.

Earlier, Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser told the jury that the video would show Massey posed no threat when Grayson and fellow Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Dawson Farley entered her home. Massey, who had mental health problems, had called 911 about a suspected prowler.



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[Jacson6]

1. Infantry soldiers have better fire arm control then this bozo.

I hope he gets some serious time.

[ret5hd]

2. what would she/you/i get if...

the tables were turned?

life without parole? death penalty?

[Jacson6]

3. It would be an illegal killing. Usually about ten years in Leavinworth, KS.

In civilian court that would be manslaughter. The cop did not premeditate the killing, but it was still a illegal killing. (IMHO)

We will just have to see what the jury decides in this one.

[ret5hd]

4. if she/you/i shot a cop...

only ten years? huh…i don’t think so.

[RainCaster]

6. some lives are worth more than others

A man can beat an infant to death and get less than 2 years. If that same man kills a cop, it becomes 20 to life. This cynic is estimating 2-3 years because a single mother will not be seen as worth very much. I hate how our courts do this.

[BaronChocula]

5. I've heard combat vets-turned-cop say just as much

Ironic that people trained to kill have more restraint.

[Woodwizard]

8. Well we were trained.

I don't know what they do in police training. It seems like not much, besides letting in hyper aggressive bullies.

[Javaman]

7. in the world we live in now, he will probably be promoted. :( nt

[Clouds Passing]

9. Sonya Massey