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Sonya Massey's family seeks legislation to prevent police from hiring officers with red flags
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Attorneys for Sonya Massey's family are urging state lawmakers to consider new legislation in her name, aimed at preventing police officers with red flags from getting hired, after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed her inside her home this summer, and was later charged with murder."We gotta catch the warning signs," said civil rights attorney Ben Crump.Attorneys for Massey's family said former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson, who has been charged with her murder, was a ticking timebomb."The Sonya Massey Act will stop the ticking. It will stop the explosion," said attorney Tony Romanucci.They're now pitching for...
Letters to the editor 8/15/24
We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to [email protected]. The root problem is not entirely the sheriffs, but the Sangamon County board's failure to adequately fund the sheriff's office ("Sonya Massey's father calls on Jack Campbell to resign," July 26). Deputies are underpaid and overworked.
Calls for increased mental health training and stricter hiring practices dominate meeting
On Tuesday, the Sangamon County Board met for the first time since the aftermath of Sonya Massey’s death, and dozens of speakers at public comment demanded changes to law enforcement. From more funding to stricter procedures, they wanted measures to prevent a death like Sonya Massey’s from happening again....
Deputy who shot Sonya Massey was ‘ticking time bomb,’ family lawyer says
The Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in the face after she called to report a suspected prowler has been branded a “ticking time bomb” by her family’s lawyer.Former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson is facing first-degree murder charges over the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Massey last month at her home in Springfield. Massey, a Black woman who was undergoing a mental health crisis at the time, had called 911 to request police check out what she thought might be a prowler outside. When Grayson and Massey squabbled over an apparent misunderstanding about a pot of hot water...
Attorneys for Sonya Massey’s family call for legislative change
The family of a woman who was shot and killed last month by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy plans to push for legislation in Springfield on her behalf. Capitol News Illinois reports attorneys for Sonya Massey’s family laid out their ideas for law enforcement reform – changes they want to see both at the state and federal level.
Advocates for reform attend jail committee meeting
A Sangamon County Board member on Aug. 20 withdrew, for the time being, her formal proposal for a series of reforms that would increase scrutiny and oversight of the hiring of new sheriff’s deputies. Springfield Democrat Gina Lathan said the actions called for in her resolution – drafted in...
Family of Illinois woman shot by police calling for legislative change
(The Center Square) – Lawyers for the family of a Springfield, Illinois, woman shot to death by a sheriff’s deputy are calling for changes, including to the Illinois SAFE-T Act. The July killing of Sonya Massey sparked calls for change around the country. Massey was shot while ducking in her kitchen by a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy who is now charged with murder. She had called 911 to report a prowler. ...
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