Appalling excuse white sheriff's deputy gave for 'murdering' black woman Sonya Massey by shooting her dead in her own home after she called 911

The achromatic sheriff's lawman who changeable a achromatic female dormant wrong her Illinois location aft she called 911 claimed he felt threatened erstwhile she called connected Jesus' name.

Deputy Sean Grayson, 30, said he believed that erstwhile 36-year-old Sonya Massey said, 'I rebuke you successful nan sanction of Jesus,' that she intended deadly harm, according to his section report.

'I interpreted this to mean she was going to termination me,' Grayson wrote, adding that erstwhile he drew his pistol and Massey ducked down a antagonistic that separated them, he moved astir nan obstacle fearing that she was going to drawback a weapon.

Grayson and a 2nd unidentified lawman had answered Massey's telephone astir a suspected prowler conscionable earlier 1am connected July 7.

Inside her home, Grayson directed that a cookware of h2o beryllium removed from a burner connected nan stove. Grayson and Massey shared a chuckle arsenic he warily moved distant from nan 'hot steaming water.'

'Sonya turned to look maine holding nan pot. I did not cognize nan type of liquid that was boiling,' Grayson wrote successful his study 3 days aft nan incident.

'I advised Sonya to put nan boiling liquid down. Sonya stated (she) was going to rebuke maine successful nan sanction of Jesus. She stated this twice. I interpreted this to mean she was going to termination me.'

Grayson past drew his pistol and barked commands to 'drop nan (expletive) pot.' Massey ducked down nan counter, roseate up and appeared to drawback nan cookware again earlier diving for cover. Grayson said he stepped toward and astir nan antagonistic to support Massey successful sight, wary that she mightiness person a hidden weapon.

'As I approached nan cabinet, Sonya stood up from a crouched position, grabbing nan pot, raising it supra her caput and throwing nan boiling constituent astatine me,' Grayson reported. 

'I was successful imminent fearfulness of getting boiling liquid to my look aliases chest, which would person caused awesome bodily harm aliases death.'

It’s unclear from nan video whether Massey attempted to flip nan pan’s contents, and she was obscured from position erstwhile Grayson fired 3 9 mm rounds, 1 of which struck Massey conscionable beneath nan eye. 

His study past indicates he looked down to spot nan liquid had 'hit my boots and I observed steam coming from nan furniture area.'

By nan clip Grayson completed nan section study July 9, he had been placed connected administrative leave. The archive indicates he received section support to reappraisal nan assemblage camera video, nan bulk of which had been recorded connected nan different deputy’s camera. Grayson said he thought his was connected erstwhile nan 2 first met Massey astatine nan door, but he didn’t move it connected until conscionable aft nan shooting.

The different deputy’s study was not portion of nan release, which included 7 different officers’ reports of their activities astatine nan tract of nan shooting and each completed connected July 6 and 1 completed July 7, heavy redacted earlier release, by a lawman who had a casual speech pinch personification who was acquainted pinch Massey.

Grayson faces first-degree murder, aggravated artillery and charismatic misconduct charges successful nan decease of nan Springfield female which has drawn nationwide protests complete nan sidesplitting of Black group by constabulary successful their homes.

He has pleaded not guilty. 

Massey’s family meantime has called for nan resignation of Sheriff Jack Campbell — who has refused to measurement down — arguing that problems successful Grayson’s past should person precluded a rule enforcement assignment. 

The family has hired civilian authorities lawyer Ben Crump.

Massey’s family has said that she struggled pinch intelligence wellness issues. She met nan deputies astatine her beforehand doorway by repeating, 'Please God' and wrong nan house, asked Grayson to walk her a Bible.