SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Massey commission is reflecting on their work to enact change following one of the former EMT's accused of killing Earl Moore Jr. in 2022 pleading guilty in court Friday morning. 

Peter Cadigan pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He was facing a first-degree murder charge. 

Cadigan and Peggy Finley were arrested in January 2023 for the murder of Moore Jr. The now-former Lifestar Ambulance EMTs are accused of strapping Moore face-down on a stretcher, resulting in his death.

The Massey Commission was formed after the deaths of Sonya Massey and Earl Moore Jr., and the handling of Gregory Small Jr.'s case. Sunshine Clemons was a commissioner who also served as Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Work Group. 

"I will say that I'm glad to see that there's actually some progress finally happening for the family. I cannot imagine that pain of just being in limbo for that many years, but I also struggle with an involuntary manslaughter charge when this was clearly a very voluntary act. They chose to strap him down that way," she said.

The Massey Commission's work culminated in 26 calls to action to help encourage positive change in Sangamon County.

"It gave us an opportunity to really look deeply within our community and come up with something and say, here is what we think should happen. It really was an excellent way to turn the trauma into action and improvement and help ensure that we don't go through something like this again," Clemons said.

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