Grayson Denied Medical Release | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 31, 2026 · 1m

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in a botched 911 call has been denied early release — despite stage four colon cancer — as the Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously to keep him behind bars. The state’s attorney argued his temper and prior knowledge of his illness made him a continued public danger. Massey’s family, still reeling from her death and haunted by the chilling body cam footage showing Grayson shooting her three times after falsely believing she’d throw boiling water at him, expressed relief but warned the fight isn’t over — they know he’ll…