SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ‒ The former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black mother of two children, in her home in 2024 was sentenced to 20 years in prison at a Jan. 29 hearing.
The sentence for Sean Grayson, 31, effectively works out to 10 years because he will serve it at 50% per Illinois statute. He will get credit for time served.
Presiding Seventh Judicial Circuit Judge Ryan Cadagin read the sentence.
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Grayson, in a county-issued jumpsuit and handcuffed, entered the courtroom at 9:02 a.m. He was seated at the defense table.
