Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder in the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, a Black mother of two who had called 911 about a possible prowler.Grayson was charged with first-degree murder, but jury instructions included the option to convict him of the lesser charge of second-degree murder. Jurors deliberated for almost 12 hours after closing arguments ended late Tuesday morning. Grayson’s family cried and held hands as the verdict was read. Outside the courthouse, protesters celebrated the guilty verdict and chanted, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus."Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represented her family in a $10 million civil settlement, said that they believe Grayson’s actions warranted a first-degree murder conviction but that it was "still a measure of justice for Sonya Massey."
A partial victory if you ask me as Grayson should've been found guilty on 1st degree murder, not 2nd. Massey was never a threat to that cop's life. Dumb ass just didn't know what 'rebuke' meant, the word triggered him and as he promised he'd do beforehand, he shot her to death in the face on her kitchen floor. Then too, with all the trouble Grayson had been in prior to that day, he shouldn't have been a cop, much less in Massey's home to begin with. But that's on the state of Illinois because a corner was cut in the hiring process to fill a spot. Now we wait for Grayson to get sentenced and he better get the max as anything less is an injustice to Sonya Massey's life.
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