India, Jan. 30 -- Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother of two, was fatally shot in July 2024 over by a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy, Sean Grayson, at her own home in Illinois. Grayson, on Thursday, was sentenced to maximum 20 years in prison at a Sangamon County court.

Grayson was originally charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct. The jury ultimately convicted him of second-degree murder in October 2025. At the time, it was a lesser sentence that nonetheless carried a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

During sentencing, Grayson, a white deputy, said that he "made a lot of mistakes that night." He apologized to Massey's family and stated that he wished he could save Massey's ...