UPDATED (10 a.m.) — The parade of crime scene investigators continued Thursday morning in the Grayson trial.
It’s not like what is seen on TV but it’s necessary for prosecutors to show what happened at the scene and whether shell casings found at Massey’s home matched up with Grayson’s firearm.
Hali Carls-Miller, who does firearm investigations for the Illinois State Police forensic crime lab, held up Grayson’s 9mm Glock 45 handgun and confirmed it was the one she had test fired and that it was the one which fired the projectiles found at Massey’s home.
But she said, under cross-examination that she could not state why the weapon was fired.
The court is again on a 15-minute recess.
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Pictures of Sonya Massey’s ID card and a phone near a pool of blood were shown to jurors, as well as the weapon that was used to kill her.
Adam Markwell, with the Illinois State Police crime scene investigation team, went through what he found and the photographs he took at Massey’s house on July 6, 2024, as well as a few days later when he went back to the house.
Among the things shown was a photo of Sean Grayson. He was in his uniform. Pictures were also shown of his duty weapon. Those pictures were taken as part of the normal course of the investigation into the Massey’s death.
In addition to pictures, the actual items were shown to jurors in court, including the gun and shell casings found at the scene.
Markwell went back to the house on July 8, two days after the shooting, when he learned that three shots, not two, were fired at Massey. The first two casings were found fairly quickly on July 6, but the third bullet was found two days later in the trash.
At some point, prosecutors are expected to put on their experts regarding use of force.
Team Grayson huddled in the minutes before the trial got started. Attorney Dan Fultz spoke to Grayson, 31, several times, whispering into his ear as the two men stood by the defense table.
On the other side, prosecutors sat, three abreast, waiting for the session to begin. State’s Attorney John Milhiser took a few notes. He was wearing a dark blue suit with a light blue tie.
Grayson faces multiple counts of first-degree murder in connection with Massey’s July 6, 2024, death. He maintains he acted properly, that Massey was threatening him with a pot of boiling water.
The court is now on a 15-minute break.
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