A trial date has been set for a former federal probation officer from Water Valley who was arrested in April for possessing and distributing child pornography.

Lonnie Everill, 44, was arrested on April 16 and charged by the FBI with one count of possessing child porn and one count of distributing child porn. He was formally indicted on those charges on April 23.

His trial has been set for 9 a.m. on June 24 at the Federal Courthouse in Oxford. Judge Daniel P. Jordan III will be presiding.

Everill is being represented by attorney Marshall Goff. He is being held on no bond in the Panola County Jail.

The FBI filed a 12-page complaint last month alleging Everill was using an online chat in an attempt to have sex with a 9-year-old girl from California.

On March 25, the FBI in Oxford was contacted by an FBI special agent in California regarding Everill.

As part of an ongoing investigation, an undercover agent was in a chat room known to be a place where child porn was exchanged, as well as other illegal sexual activities involving children. It was in that chat room that the agent had a conversation with Everill that involved setting up a time to meet and have sex with a 9-year-old girl.

According to court records, Everill reportedly purchased a plane ticket to meet the girl in Fresno, California.

The FBI was able to obtain 573 media files with 38 files of suspected child porn, some involving children as young as toddlers.

If convicted, Everill faces up to 40 years in prison — 20 years for each charge — and close to $600,000 in fines and assessments.