Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio M. Romanucci Respond to Denial of Sean Grayson's Medical Release in Sonya Massey Killing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (July 31, 2026) –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Antonio M. Romanucci, who represent the family of Sonya Massey, responded to today's decision by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to deny medical release to Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey. The decision means Grayson will continue serving his 20-year prison sentence.
Attorneys Crump and Romanucci released the following statement:
"The Prisoner Review Board made the right decision and reaffirmed the jury's verdict and the sentence the court imposed. Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in the senseless killing of Sonya Massey, and his sentence must stand. Sonya called for help and was killed in her own home. Her family has lived with that loss every single day. Today the board recognized what this family has said from the start. No one is above accountability, and a badge does not provide an early way out."
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