Court has adjourned for Monday. This blog will start up again around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND) - The murder trial of Sean Grayson, the former sheriff's deputy accused of shooting and killing Sonya Massey inside her Sangamon County home in 2024, started Monday in Peoria.

Grayson is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct.

Below are updates throughout the trial from inside the courtroom. Make sure to refresh this page for new updates.

Opening statements scheduled for Wednesday

5:00 p.m. Monday, October 20 — WAND News Digital Team

The jury has been dismissed and told to return Wednesday for opening statements that are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

Tuesday morning, the judge will hear several motions on evidence and other i

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