An Illinois judge sentenced a former sheriff’s deputy to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of a 36-year-old woman in her Springfield home.
Jan. 29 An Illinois judge sentenced a former sheriff’s deputy to 20 years in prison Thursday for the shooting death of a 36-year-old woman who had called authorities to her home about a possible prowler.
Sangamon County Circuit Judge Ryan Cadagin sentenced Sean Grayson to 20 years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, minus time served while on trial. He shot Sonya Massey three times in the face, killing her July 6, 2024.
The sentence is the maximum possible for the second-degree murder charge conviction, which carries a potential sentence of between 4 and 20 years in prison.
Sangamon County sheriff’s deputies visited Sonya Massey’s Springfield house after she called about a possible intruder on the premises.
They questioned her inside the home and asked her to check on a pot of boiling water she had on the stove.
