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Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — An Illinois chief deputy\u2019s concerns regarding Sean Grayson, the former sheriff\u2019s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed mother of two, are documented in an audio file released Monday.<\/p>\n

The recorded 2022 conversation is with Grayson\u2019s then-boss, Logan County Chief Deputy Nathan Miller, who addresses Grayson\u2019s mishandling of a traffic case.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeven months on, how are you still employed by us?\u201d Miller said. Grayson responds, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exchange centers around Grayson, who would eventually leave Logan County and join the Sangamon County Sheriff\u2019s Office in 2023, being accused of violating department policy and submitting inaccurate reports.<\/p>\n

Miller said he and Grayson have “had this conversation before\u201d and called Grayson\u2019s behavior \u201cextremely concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust me asking you those questions, you got a report writing violation for policy. You got an accuracy violation for policy. You got a standard of conduct violation for policy and we’re 48 seconds into this,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

Grayson did not receive any policy violations, as Miller put a hold on the report to discuss the inaccuracies with him before officially submitting the document.<\/p>\n

Grayson\u2019s integrity was also questioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m calling you on your integrity. How does that make you feel?\u201d Miller asked. Grayson replied that he was learning from it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can\u2019t trust what you say and what you see, we can\u2019t have you in our uniform,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

Miller goes on to remind Grayson that \u201ca lot of officers have been charged and end up in jail,\u201d and reminding him that \u201cofficial misconduct will land you in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grayson\u2019s application to Logan County, where he worked from May 2022 to April 2023, included a letter he wrote explaining and apologizing for his two DUIs, as they were flagged in the hiring process.<\/p>\n

Grayson, 30, was charged with two DUI offenses in Macoupin County, Illinois, in August 2015 and July 2016, according to court documents. He pleaded guilty to both charges and paid over $1,320 in fines and had his vehicle impounded as a result of the 2015 incident. In 2016, Grayson paid over $2,400 in fines, according to court records.<\/p>\n

Documents obtained by ABC News from Logan state that Grayson resigned in April 2023. He began his full-time job as a sheriff\u2019s deputy at Sangamon County three days after leaving Logan.<\/p>\n

Grayson is now behind bars, denied bond, charged with three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey\u2019s death. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to say something right now I\u2019ve never said in my career before: we failed,\u201d Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said at a community event in Illinois Monday evening, \u201cWe did not do our jobs. We failed Sonya. We failed Sonya\u2019s family and friends. We failed the community. I stand here today before you with arms wide open to ask for forgiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grayson\u2019s attorney has declined to comment.<\/p>\n

The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor on Tuesday said it was dropping its initial grievance seeking to have Grayson reinstated and would not be proceeding any further.<\/p>\n

The audio file was released as Grayson\u2019s employment history shows he held six different police jobs in the state of Illinois since 2020, according to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.<\/p>\n

According to employment records, Grayson was hired for his first known police job at the Pawnee Police Department in August 2020 and was fired from his most recent job as a sheriff\u2019s deputy at the Sangamon County Sheriff\u2019s Department after the July 6 deadly shooting of Massey.<\/p>\n

Prior to his time in law enforcement, Grayson was discharged from the U.S. Army for \u201cmisconduct (serious offense),\u201d according to documents obtained by ABC News.<\/p>\n

Grayson was discharged on February 24, 2016, after beginning service in the U.S. Army on May 5, 2014. He served for a total of one year, nine months and 19 days, Grayson\u2019s certificate of discharge from active duty shows.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army, citing the Privacy Act and Department of Defense policy, said it is prevented from releasing information relating to the misconduct of low-level employees or characterization of service at discharge.<\/p>\n

Grayson was a 91B (Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic) in the Regular Army from May 2014 to February 2016. He had no deployments and left the Army in the rank of private first class, according to an Army spokesman.<\/p>\n

Massey\u2019s heartbroken family continues to mourn her death as they seek justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur whole family is in a disarray. The main focus of everybody is that this animal gets justice and gets exactly what he deserves,\u201d James Wilburn, Massey\u2019s father, told ABC News affiliate KATV.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ Tesfaye Negussie 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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