Sonya Massey must be alive however she’s not as a result of a former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson gunned her down inside her own residence in July 2024 after asserting the cowardly declare that his life was in peril. So far as we’re involved, Sean Grayson needed to kill Sonya Massey and we’re not alone in that considering. The prison justice system believes Sean Grayson needed to kill Sonya Massey as a result of following the taking pictures, Grayson was fried from the division and charged with first diploma homicide, aggravated assault with a firearm, and official misconduct.
In response to new reporting by CBSNews, Grayson and his lawyer have begged the Illinois Supreme Court docket to permit him to go free from jail whereas he awaits trial. Think about considering that an “alleged” first-degree assassin ex-cop isn’t a risk to society and deserves to stroll the streets? Tuh. The explanation the state’s supreme courtroom needed to step in is as a result of final yr a decrease courtroom discovered that the ruling to maintain Grayson in jail was improper as a result of the state did not current choices that might cut back Grayson’s potential hurt to society. Prosecutors weren’t making an attempt to listen to that in any respect and requested the massive canine to step in and rule. Illinois Assistant Lawyer Common Michael Cebula made his case to the courtroom this previous Wednesday saying:
“That is somebody who acts impulsively, that is somebody who has horrible judgment, and if they can’t adjust to primary expectations of society – which isn’t to escalate conditions to this diploma – then we can not anticipate them to adjust to circumstances of launch,” he stated. “This was not a high-stress state of affairs, and the very fact the defendant considered it as a high-stress state of affairs must be deeply troubling.”
In the meantime, WAND studies {that a} new regulation is ready to be enacted in Sonya Massey’s honor. The Illinois Home of Representatives handed Senate Invoice 1953 that may implement stricter hiring practices for sheriff’s workplaces and police departments. A part of SB1953 states that police departments will now not be allowed to make employment provides to potential candidates till employment information, background investigation supplies, bodily and psychological fitness-for-duty exams, efficiency information, arrests, convictions, and all information of prison, civil, or administrative investigations have been reviewed. One may assume that this stuff would already be part of the strict {qualifications} wants to hold a badge and gun however no, they let any ol’ physique patrol the streets as of late. That’s how individuals like Sonya Massey find yourself useless when they’re really in want of help.
No ruling has been made however relaxation assured BOSSIP could have the newest information on the courtroom’s determination as quickly because it’s accessible.
