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SHERIFF STEPS DOWN AFTER DEPUTY CHARGED WITH MURDERING SONYA MASSEY

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) had called on Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign,
saying he had “failed.”

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Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said on Aug. 1 he was horrified by the
body-camera video that showed Deputy Sean Grayson shooting Sonya Massey in
her in Springfield, Ill., home. (Melissa Winder/AP)
By Jonathan Edwards
, 
Kim Bellware
and 
Justine McDaniel
August 9, 2024 at 6:39 p.m. EDT

An Illinois sheriff has stepped down under pressure after one of his deputies
was charged with murdering an unarmed Black woman in a case that has caused a
national uproar and attracted the attention of President Joe Biden and Vice
President Kamala Harris.

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Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell had resisted calls for his resignation in
the weeks after Deputy Sean Grayson was charged with first-degree murder for
shooting Sonya Massey on July 6 when she called 911 for help with a possible
prowler. Even in Friday’s announcement, Campbell said that he was retiring only
after receiving death threats against him, his family and his deputies.


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