A trespassing case against a former Eastern football player was dismissed Wednesday in Coles County Circuit Court because of lack of evidence.

Antwan G. Oliver, 21, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was charged with trespassing, for allegedly being on campus during Homecoming weekend, disobeying a court order that he was not to be on Eastern’s property because of his connections to a sexual assault case.

Oliver, now a student at Illinois State University, was acquitted of the rape charges in December.

Defense Attorney Sean Britton, of Ronald Tulin, LTD, 609 Monroe Ave., said Oliver did not know he was not supposed to be on campus.

A notice supposedly was mailed to Oliver; however, Britton said Oliver never received it.

The state’s attorney dropped the charges because he could not prove Oliver knew he was trespassing.

State’s Attorney Steve Ferguson said the notice was not sent certified mail, so the state did not have the evidence to proceed with the case.

“(Oliver) was maintaining he had not received the notice, and we could not disprove that,” Ferguson said.

After Oliver heard from the police that he was not supposed to be on campus, he left and has not made any attempts to return, Britton said.