Alton man faces multiple battery charges Victim suffered ‘permanent disfigurement’ FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton man was charged with battery in two separate cases Thursday, including one in which a 13-year-old victim suffered “permanent disfigurement.” Johnny L. Stiff, 31, was charged Feb. 25 with two counts of aggravated battery in separate incidents. Both charges are Class 3 felonies. The cases were presented by the Alton Police Department. According to court documents, on Feb. 19 Stiff “kicked and punched” a woman in the 700 block of Oakwood. In a second, unrelated charge, Stiff repeatedly hit a 13-year-old girl with a computer cord, causing “permanent disfigurement.” Bail was set at $15,000 for the first charge, $25,000 for the second.