Court has adjourned for Wednesday. This blog will start up again around 9 a.m. Thursday.

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. Charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct were dropped on Monday.

Below are updates from the WAND News team inside the courtroom. Make sure to refresh this page for new updates.

Court prepares for Day 4 to begin

8:40 a.m. Thursday, October 23 — Carlee Bronkema

Court is set to start at 9:00 a.m.

The state has a list of 19 witnesses they plan to call. Yesterday, we heard from four witnesses. Many of the remaining witnesses work for

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