A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 for help.
Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October of second-degree murder. Grayson, who is white, received the maximum possible sentence and has been in police custody since being charged in the killing.
Massey’s family members, who were sitting in the court, celebrated his sentence with a loud cheer: “Yes!” The judge admonished them.
Grayson apologized during the sentencing, saying he wished he could bring Massey back and spare her family the pain he caused.
“I made a lot of mistakes that night. There were points when I should’ve acted, and I didn’t. I froze,” he said. “I made terrible decisions that night. I’m sorry.”
He has already pardoned someone convicted at the state level, and is putting pressure on Colorado to release her. Even going as far as EOs to punish the state.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-tina-peters-colorado-43abc451b87ade3bd63b4b246f31edd4
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/colorado-ag-accuses-trump-of-revenge-campaign-for-state-refusal-to-free-convicted-elections-clerk
Don’t give in Colorado, and set a precedent. Hang tight, she’s a MAGA traitor who violated her responsibility, and she deserves her sentence.
Presidential pardons for state crimes don’t exist. Claiming he’s done it does nothing. Signing fancy formal papers saying so is null and void.
He also just decertified bombadier aircraft from Canada in a tweet. Doesn’t work that way. Just because he says something incoherent doesn’t make it true.