Sonya Massey’s Killer Sean Grayson Denied Jail Release to Treat Colon Cancer

The ex-Illinois deputy who shot Sonya Massey dead last month has been denied a pre-trial release from jail to treat colon cancer, according to the The Independent.

A Sangamon County judge reportedly ruled that a “real and present threat” still remains if Sean Grayson is granted pre-trial release before he stands trial for Massey’s murder. Grayson asked to be released from Menard County Jail because he claimed the facility would not sufficiently treat a number of his medical conditions, including colon cancer.

Grayson’s attorneys argued that he no longer posed a threat to the public because he no longer has access to firearms.

Read more at The Daily Beast.