JERSEYVILLE – Two local men were charged with battery in Jersey County last week following an alleged violent altercation at the Jersey County Fairgrounds the week prior.Lord Tyriq S. Hamilton, 22, of Alton, and Michael A. Malloy, 18, of Elsah, were both charged on July 22, 2026 in Jersey County court with one count each of aggravated battery in a public place, both Class 3 felonies.Charging documents state the two were involved “in an altercation and had to be pulled away from&rdquo...