Former Illinois Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Sonya Massey
A former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison—the maximum permitted under state law—for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 for help from her own home nearly a year and a half ago. Thirty-one-year-old Sean Grayson, who was convicted in October 2025 of second-degree…