County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay the family of Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy responding to her call for help.
The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement Tuesday night, allowing taxpayers to avoid a drawn-out and likely traumatic lawsuit over the summertime shooting by former deputy Sean Grayson .The county maintains a settlement fund with a balance of $1.5 million. But according to local news reports, county administrator Brian McFadden said the rest of the payment will come from reserves in other county funds.
“To pay for this particular settlement, we will not be raising taxes, we will not be issuing additional debt, we will not be cutting services,” McFadden said. “We can handle this through what is in place in those reserves.”Grayson, 30, is charged with first-degree murder in Massey’s death after her exchange with Grayson over removing a hot pot from a stovetop.were the subject of several 911 calls
from herself and her mother in the days leading up to the shooting, called emergency responders early on July 6 to report a suspected prowler. Grayson and another deputy responded. During a conversation in her living room, Grayson noticed a pot of water on the stove and directed the other officer to remove it.The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.
in November that his pre-trial detention was improper because prosecutors failed to show there were no conditions under which Grayson could be released without posing a threat to the community. Illinois eliminated cash bail in a law that took effect in 2023, allowing judges to order detention only with sufficient cause.Realness delivered to your inbox
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