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(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The former sheriff\u2019s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home while responding to her call for help has held six different police jobs since 2020, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board confirmed to ABC News.<\/p>\n

Body camera footage released Monday shows former deputy Sean Grayson yelling at Massey, an unarmed 36-year-old Black woman and mother of two, to put down a pot of boiling hot water.<\/p>\n

The footage, reviewed by ABC News, shows that Massey told the deputy, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” and then she apologized after the officer threatened to shoot her. She poured the water into the sink and ducked down behind a counter, covering her face with what appears to be a red oven mitt. She briefly rose, and Grayson shot her three times in the face.<\/p>\n

A review by Illinois State Police found that Grayson was not justified in his use of deadly force.<\/p>\n

Grayson, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) records show that Grayson, 30, worked three full-time and three part-time jobs in four police departments and two sheriff\u2019s offices over the past four years, all within the state of Illinois.<\/p>\n

Grayson was employed at three different police departments in 2021 alone, the records show. His shortest term of employment was with the Kincaid Police Department, where he was employed for just over three months. Records list his reason for leaving as \u201cother.\u201d<\/p>\n

His longest term of employment was with the Sangamon County Sheriff\u2019s Office, where he worked for a year and two months. Grayson was fired from Sangamon County last week, following Massey\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Grayson worked part time at the Pawnee Police Department from August 2020 to July 2021; his reason for leaving is listed as \u201cother.\u201d He also worked part time at the Kincaid Police Department from February to May of 2021.<\/p>\n

The Kincaid Police Department told ABC News that Grayson was “let go by the Village of Kincaid board when he refused to live within the 10-mile radius of the village.” They also said they have no complaints against Grayson and no disciplinary actions were taken against him while he worked with the Kincaid police.<\/p>\n

The Virden Police Department hired him part time from May to December 2021, and he also worked full time at the Auburn Police Department from July 2021 to May 2022. Both departments list his reason for leaving as \u201cresigned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grayson then worked at the Logan County Sheriff\u2019s Office full time from May 2022 until he resigned in April 2023. He was hired at the Sangamon Sheriff\u2019s Office in May 2023 where he remained until he was fired last week.<\/p>\n

ABC News is seeking further details on Grayson\u2019s employment history.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is clear that the deputy did not act as trained or in accordance with our standards. Therefore, Sean Grayson\u2019s employment with the Sheriff’s Office has been terminated,\u201d Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell wrote in a statement last week announcing Grayson\u2019s termination.<\/p>\n

Massey\u2019s father, James Wilburn, questioned Grayson\u2019s employment history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest question is: How did this man ever get hired in law enforcement?\u201d Wilburn told ABC News. \u201cWhen a Black man has just a little blemish in his credit, he can\u2019t get hired in the police department. But here\u2019s a man who, in four years, he\u2019s been in six different departments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilburn has also criticized Sheriff Campbell for his role in Grayson\u2019s employment and called for Campbell to resign at a press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sheriff here is an embarrassment,\u201d Wilburn said. \u201c[Grayson] should have never had a badge. And he should have never had a gun. He should have never been given the opportunity to kill my child.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell told ABC News he will not be resigning.<\/p>\n

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Massey\u2019s family, says that Grayson must be held accountable for his actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSonya Massey needed a helping hand. She did not need a bullet to the face. We cannot continue to shoot first and ask questions later when it’s Black people,\u201d Crump said to ABC News.<\/p>\n

ABC News\u2019 Davi Merchan and Emily Chang Contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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