DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Supreme Court agreed in January to take up an appeal by the former sheriff's deputy accused of shooting and killing Sonya Massey.

According to the latest court's docket, the IL Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding Sean Grayson's pre-trial release on May 14th at 9 a.m.

The trail was recently moved out of Sangamon County and now will take place in Peoria County.

Whether or not Grayson should be released from jail has seen a ping-pong of legal maneuvers by both prosecutors and defense attorneys.

In December of 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to grant an emergency motion that would have released Grayson. In early December, an Illinois appellate court ruled Grayson should remain in custody until a January hearing. A lower court had initially granted Grayson's release but that was held up pending other legal challenges.

Grayson's attorneys argued he should be released under the Illinois SAFE-T Act. 

Grayson was charged for the murder of Sonya Massey last July. 

Body-worn camera footage from a 911 call showed Grayson shooting Massey during an exchange over a pot of water in her home. After the shooting, he failed to give Massey medical help.

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