Witness list revealed in Sean Grayson Murder Trial

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND) - Day three of the Sean Grayson Murder Trial started Wednesday morning with opening statements in a full courtroom in Peoria.

Jurors were seated on Monday, but there was no trial activity Tuesday except for a hearing on several motions and evidentiary procedures.

Grayson is charged with first-degree murder in the police shooting death of Sonya Massey inside her Sangamon County home in July 2024. The trial was moved to Peoria due to media attention.

Grayson, a now former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy, shot and killed Massey after she called 911 to report a prowler. The incident was captured on police body camera video.

The court released on Wednesday the full list of witnesses the State is expected to call to testify. Their time on the stand will offer insight into key pieces of evidence and testimony about what happened.

The list includes (in no particular order):

Kathryn Barton, Sangamon County Central Dispatch
Dylan Caldwell, Sangamon County Central Dispatch
Hali Carls-Miller, Illinois State Police Crime Lab
Senior Agent Zachary Colbrook, Illinois State Police
(Ret.) Chief Lou Dekmar, LaGrange, GA
Master Sgt. Keith Dorwart, Illinois State Police
Dep. Dawson Farley, Sangamon County Sheriff's Office
(Ret.) Sgt. Jim Hayes, Sangamon County Sheriff's Office
Sgt. Nick Korte, Illinois State Police
Trooper Adam Markwell, Illinois State Police
Sgt. Masters, Illinois State Police
Trooper Emily Maulding, Illinois State Police
(Ret.) Deputy Chief Anthony Mayfield, Sangamon County Sheriff's Office
Chris Mueller, Sangamon County Central Dispatch
Dr. Nathaniel Patterson, Forensic Pathologist
Lt. Audie Prange, Sangamon County Sheriff's Office
(Ret.) Sgt. Anthony Rigano, Elgin Police Department
Professor Seth Stoughton, Columbia, South Carolina
Lt. Eric Weston, Illinois State Police
Lt. Wes Wooden, Sangamon County Sheriffs Office

A list has not been provided of possible witnesses for the defense.

The court will continue to hear testimony and review evidence in the coming days. Follow along with WAND News from the courtroom. The trial is expected to last until next Friday.

Massey, an unarmed Black woman, was 36 years old when she died. Her death sparked protests, calls for justice, and impacted change across the Sangamon County Sheriff's Department and other Sangamon County offices.