Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged from Army for serious misconduct
Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged from Army for serious misconduct
Updated with additional reporting about Grayson’s claims to have been discharged honorably and the circumstances of his hire at the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office. Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, was previous...
Sounds like the perfect person to recruit to be a cop. It's only too bad he didn't also have a domestic violence conviction. He could have made sheriff for sure.
Po Po bingo sounds crazy.
Shouldn't a serious offense lead to a dishonorable discharge?
Just to give context from the article:
However, the DD Form 214 summarizing Grayson’s tenure in the Army indicates he did not receive an honorable discharge.
Grayson also didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, but Ghiotto said the DD Form 214 indicated Grayson was “kicked out” of the Army for serious misconduct before his regular term of enlistment was up.
Grayson received a “general” discharge under “honorable conditions,” which Ghiotto said means some, but not all, of Grayson’s service was honorable. That type of discharge should be a “red flag” to potential future employers, Ghiotto said. But he said a “bigger red flag” is the listing of misconduct.
Seems like it might be a military terminology problem
further context
Ghiotto said this kind of discharge suggests that Grayson committed an offense equivalent to something that would have led to at least a year of incarceration for a civilian.
“A good way of looking at it is, if it would be a misdemeanor in the civilian world, it’s not going to be a ‘serious offense,’” he said. He added it’s likely Grayson was not court-martialed.
It’s unclear what the misconduct entailed. Offenses that can lead to a finding of misconduct can include drug abuse, sexual assault and going AWOL, or “absent without official leave,” Ghiotto said.
I'm guessing sexual assault.
Interesting, thanks