Deleted text at issue as correctional officers' trial in prisoner assault nears Darren Iozia, darren.iozia@myjournalcourier.com FacebookTwitterEmail The three former correction officers facing federal charges in connection with the death of Larry Earvin (pictured) at a Mount Sterling prison in 2018 still do not have a trial date.File photo MOUNT STERLING — A deleted text was at the center of a Jan. 6 hearing involving three former correctional officers who are facing federal charges in a May 17, 2018, assault that led to the death of 65-year-old prisoner Larry Earvin at Western Illinois Correctional Center. Former correctional officers Todd Sheffler, Willie Hedden and Alex Banta are facing charges. Sheffler was a lieutenant and Hedden and Banta’s supervisor.