Former deputy Sean Grayson claimed that he feared for his life when Sonya Massey remarked, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” during the 911 call that ended with him shooting the 36-year-old Black woman in her home. In his field report, which became public on Monday, Grayson wrote that he “interpreted to mean she was going to kill me.”
“As I approached the cabinet, Sonya stood up from a crouched position, grabbing the pot, raising it above her head and throwing the boiling substance to me,” Grayson wrote on July 9. “I was in imminent fear of getting boiling liquid to my face or chest, which would have caused great bodily harm or death. I fired my duty weapon in Sonya’s direction.”
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The killing of Massey began gaining national attention after police released body-camera footage from the incident. The video shows Grayson shooting and killing her after she apologizes for the remark. The sheriff’s office fired him afterward and he now faces first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and official misconduct charges. He has pleaded not guilty and remains in police custody.
Massey’s family and other community leaders have called for the resignation of Sheriff Jack Campbell, but he’s declined to do so. “I will not abandon the sheriff’s office at this most critical moment. That would solve nothing,” he said at a Department of Justice Community Relations Service listening session last month. Be on the lookout for further updates on Sonya Massey on HotNewHipHop.
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