After 12 hours of deliberating at the Peoria County Courthouse the jury has found former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey.
Grayson shot and killed Massey in her home in July of 2024 after responding to a 911 call of a possible intruder at her residence. He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. The jury was given the option of convicting him of second-degree murder. They found him not guilty on all three counts of first-degree murder.
The conviction on second-degree murder in the state of Illinois could carry a prison sentence of anywhere from 4 to 20 years. Grayson is also eligible for probation with no prison time at all.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.