SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — The Supreme Prosecutor in Sangamon Province fought Wednesday night to keep former deputy Sean Grayson in jail.
Grayson is charged with murder in the shooting that left Sonya Massey dead early on the morning of Saturday, July 6, at her home outside Springfield. He shot Massey, 36, as she looked at a pot of boiling water in her own kitchen, saying, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”
Grayson was fired from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey’s death. He has pleaded not guilty.
He was initially ordered to remain in jail until his trial, but an appeals panel overturned the decision.
Now the Sangamon County State’s Attorney is taking the case to the Illinois Supreme Court, arguing that Grayson is a danger to the community.
