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Deputy who killed Sonya Massey worked for 6 agencies in 4 years

Nbcwashington · · 1182 words · By Janelle Griffith; NBC News
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“The fired deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois had been reprimanded in a previous job over inaccuracies in his police reports, failure to follow orders from a senior leader and a perceived lack of integrity”
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Wikipedia entries mention Sean Grayson's role in the murder of Sonya Massey but do not reference prior reprimands at Logan County Sheriff's Office. No corroborating evidence found in provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed Black woman, was murdered by Sean Grayson, a 30-year-old White deputy of the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, in Woodside Township near Springfiel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the st…
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“The admonishments are in Sean Grayson’s personnel file from the Logan County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office, where he worked for about a year before he joined the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office”
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No evidence provided confirms Sean Grayson's employment timeline between Logan County and Sangamon County Sheriff's Offices. Wikipedia entries only mention his role in the murder case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed Black woman, was murdered by Sean Grayson, a 30-year-old White deputy of the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, in Woodside Township near Springfiel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sonya_Massey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangamon_County,_Illinois
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“Sangamon County fired Grayson this month, nearly two weeks after he killed Massey in her home after she had called police to report a prowler”
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Wikipedia confirms Grayson killed Massey on July 6, 2024, but does not mention when he was fired by Sangamon County. No evidence provided about the timeline of his firing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed Black woman, was murdered by Sean Grayson, a 30-year-old White deputy of the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, in Woodside Township near Springfiel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sonya_Massey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangamon_County,_Illinois
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, the second-most popul…
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“The records indicate that the Logan County Sheriff’s Office and the Auburn Police Department, where he worked from July 2021 to May 2022, had been aware of issues with his performance”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results about Sean Grayson's employment at Auburn Police Department or performance issues there.
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“In a conversation recorded on Nov. 9, 2022, Grayson was called in to talk with Nathan Miller, a chief deputy with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and Michael Block, who identified himself as a lieutenant with the sheriff’s office”
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“NBC News obtained a recording of the conversation from the sheriff’s office through a public records request”
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“Grayson was involved in a high-speed chase that violated department policy and ended in his striking a deer with his squad car after he ignored a supervisor’s order to stop the chase”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results about Sean Grayson's alleged failure to follow procedures during the incident.
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“Grayson, 30, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey’s death”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results about Sean Grayson's legal plea following the murder of Sonya Massey.
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“Illinois law enforcement records show that he moved among six law enforcement agencies in central Illinois in four years, with short stints as a part-time officer at three small police departments”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results about Sean Grayson's employment history at multiple law enforcement agencies.
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“The police chief in Auburn, where he worked before he was hired in Logan County, had relayed that Grayson was a 'bragger' and had posted his drug arrests on Facebook”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results about the alleged lack of training or oversight at the Logan County Sheriff's Office.
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“An autopsy report released Friday confirmed that Massey, who was Black, died from a gunshot wound to the head”
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“Grayson is 6-foot-3 and weighs nearly 230 pounds. Massey was 5-foot-4 and weighed 112 pounds, according to the autopsy findings”
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“After he shot her, Grayson said he felt threatened by the pot of hot water Massey was moving from her stove, according to body camera video released weeks after her killing”
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