Updated 11/29 at 6:30 p.m.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Nathan R. Evans in connection to the Nov. 19 home invasion in the 1500 block of First St., according to a press release from the Charleston Police Department.

Evans is a 24-year-old white male believed to be from Decatur. The press release also noted that co-defendant Armando Hernandez has been arrested and is being held in the Coles County Jail.

Any area resident with information regarding this incident should contact the Coles County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Posted on 11/20:

A home invasion reported to the Charleston Police Department did not involve any Eastern students, according to a university crime advisory issued Wednesday afternoon.

The incident took place in the 1500 block of First Street and involved two suspects, the Charleston Police Department said in a press release.

The residents reported that two masked white males entered their residence at approximately 3:35 a.m. Wednesday.

The two suspects attacked and battered the two residents, police said.

Items were also stolen from the home.

One of the residents claimed to have stabbed one of the suspects in the torso, according to the release.

The suspects were seen leaving the scene in a dark green or black possible Nissan SUV with a broken passenger side rear window, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact the Charleston Police Departments Investigation Unit at 345-8422.

Matt Hopf can be reached at 581-7942 or at mthopf@eiu.edu.