Crime & Safety
Sean Grayson's Attorneys Ask IL Supreme Court To Release Him From Jail As He Awaits Trial For Murder Of Sonya Massey
Sean Grayson, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey's death.
May 15, 2025
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey last year should be released from jail while he awaits trial.
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Sean Grayson, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey's death. He was fired from the Sangamon County Sheriff's office after the shooting, and is being held at the Macon County Jail.
An Illinois Appellate Court panel found in November that a ruling that he should remain in jail was improper, ruling prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence there were no conditions the court could set to reduce the danger Grayson posed to the public.