Trial date set for deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey

Murder trial for former Illinois sheriff's deputy who killed Sonya Massey set for October

Former deputy Sean Grayson's trial has been moved to Peoria County, after his defense attorney argued publicity from the trial made it impossible to find an impartial jury in Sangamon County.

Trial date set for deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A judge has announced the trial start date for the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy accused of the murder of Sonya Massey. Sean Grayson's murder trial is set to start Oct. 20. It will take place in Peoria County. Last July, Grayson and his partner responded to Sonya Massey’s 911 call after she said she saw a prowler near her house. Body camera footage shows Grayson shooting Massey, a Black woman, in the head aft…

Trial timeline released for ex-deputy accused of shooting, killing Sonya Massey

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The murder trial of a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, who fatally shot Sonya Massey last summer in her home, will be heard October 20 in Peoria County.