JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville man awaiting sentencing on battery and mob action charges is back in Jersey County custody after previously being released.
18-year-old Lucas C. Roberts of Jerseyville was booked into the Jersey County Jail at 8:21 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2026. Jersey County Sheriff’s Office records indicate Roberts was arrested by the Jerseyville Police Department and taken back into custody after reportedly violating the terms of his pretrial release.
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Roberts is still awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty on Aug. 31, 2026 to a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery/video/audio recording, a Class 4 felony count of mob action and a Class C misdemeanor count of assault. Roberts is now scheduled for a sentencing hearing at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.
After entering his guilty plea, Roberts was released from custody and placed on Electronic Monitoring and home confinement conditions. He was also ordered to have no contact with the victim.
The Jersey County State’s Attorney’s office filed a Petition for Sanctions on Oct. 8, 2026. The petition states that while on pretrial release, Roberts violated the terms of his pretrial release by leaving his court-ordered home confinement on two occasions, including for 40 minutes on Sept. 16, 2026 and 43 minutes on Oct. 3, 2026.
Roberts was ordered to be imprisoned in the Jersey County Jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
On Aug. 9, 2026, Roberts gathered with 18-year-old Hayden Womack and filmed the same victim as they were being attacked in the Jerseyville Mall parking lot with the intent to disseminate the recording. Roberts also raised his hand during the incident, thereby placing the victim in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.
