Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.
Sonya Massey was fatally shot by former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson on July 6, 2024.The Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home while responding to her 911 call was discharged from the U.S. Army for “misconduct ,” according to documents obtained by ABC News.
Grayson was a 91B in the Regular Army from May 2014 to February 2016. He had no deployments and left the Army in the rank of private first class, according to an Army spokesman. Former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was discharged from the army for serious misconduct, according to documents. Credit: Sangamon County Sheriff's OfficeMORE: Former sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey held 6 police jobs over past 4 years
The footage, reviewed by ABC News, shows Massey telling the two responding deputies “please don’t hurt me,” once she answered their knocks on her door.MORE: Body camera footage released by Illinois State Police of woman killed by former sheriff’s deputy Grayson worked three full-time and three part-time jobs in four police departments and two sheriff’s offices over the past four years, all within the state of Illinois, according to ILETSB records.
“It is clear that the deputy did not act as trained or in accordance with our standards. Therefore, Sean Grayson’s employment with the Sheriff's Office has been terminated,” Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell wrote in a statement last week announcing Grayson’s termination.
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