Sean Grayson Dies in Prison | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 24, 2026 · 1m

Former Illinois deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in a 2024 police encounter, has died while serving a 20-year sentence. Diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2023 that later spread to other organs, Grayson’s health deteriorated rapidly — even as his attorneys pleaded for medical release, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board denied his request in July. The fatal incident unfolded when Massey called police about a prowler; inside her home, tensions escalated after she made a religious statement near a pot of hot water. Body cam footage showed Grayson drawing his…