Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys offered starkly different explanations Friday for the fatal beating of an Illinois prison inmate 4 years ago in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating in the trial of two former correctional officers.
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling, Ill. On Friday, April 22, 2022, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys battled over alternate stories about the fatal beating of Earvin, an Illinois prison inmate four years earlier, in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating in the civil rights trial of two former correctional officers. SPRINGFIELD, Ill.
Defense attorneys, however, blamed other guards, including a third former correctional officer, former Sgt. Willie Hedden,and testified for the government at the trial for Sheffler and Banta. The jury met briefly Friday evening before adjourning for the weekend. Deliberations will continue on Monday. Medical professionals testified that such injuries typically are seen in high-speed car crashes or falls from great heights.
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