Jury deliberations begin in trial of former deputy
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Sean Grayson told a jury on Monday that when Sonya Massey said, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus," he "took it as a threat."
An Illinois jury has begun deliberating over the first-degree murder charges against a sheriff's deputy in the shooting death last year of Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help.
Former downstate police officer Sean Grayson told the jury that Massey's vow to "rebuke him in the name of Jesus" led him to shoot her. His testimony drew scoffs from Massey's mother.
Massey was killed in her home in Springfield, Illinois, last year after she called authorities over concerns about a prowler.
Crime scene investigators, forensic experts and a police policy expert testified Thursday in the murder trial against Sean Grayson. See what happened.
Sonya Massey showed no threatening behavior before Sean Grayson fatally shot her at home, court hears: Live updates - Ex-sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson is facing murder charges after he shot Sonya Massey,