Reaction to the 20-year prison sentence of Sean Grayson was swift.
Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch issued a statement that “Sonya Massey’s murder should never have happened.
Today, the person responsible has been held accountable through the maximum sentence allowed under the law.”
Crouch added that “the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office will continue strengthening training and oversight and ensuring that every call for help is handled with care, professionalism, and respect for human life.”
A statement from the Massey Commission said, “For once, the loss of a black woman’s life at the hands of law enforcement was not discounted, deferred, or diminished,” but added that the work to fix the system has only begun.
