One of the four men on trial in Magistrates' Court for weapons offences in relation to the Wellington Oval soccer violence in April was acquitted of all charges on Wednesday, while no case to answer submissions began for his co-accused.

The case was dropped against Jamie Ford, 23, of Warwick, who had been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, going to a public place in a manner to cause terror and assaulting Antoine Anderson.

Magistrate William Francis said there was simply not enough evidence on Ford for a conviction.

Meanwhile, lawyer Elizabeth Christopher began no case to answer submission for her client Ki-jah Russell Butterfield.

Butterfield, 21, of Paget, has denied being in possession of an offensive weapon and going to a public place in a manner to cause terror.

Ms Christopher argued that the female witness who claimed to have seen Butterfield walking away from the field, sliding a machete into his trousers and then walking to a black car, could not have seen him.

She said that at the same time he was also seen at the rear of an ambulance as his brother, who was knocked unconscious during the incident, was being led away.

Mr. Francis suggested to Ms Christopher that it was up to her to have asked the female witness to clarify exactly when she saw Butterfield.

Defence lawyer Leo Mills also plans to make no case submissions for his clients Wolde Trott, 21, of Paget, and Kavon Earlstone Smith, 25, of Southampton, when the case resumes next Tuesday.

Trott and Smith have both plead not guilty to possession of an offensive weapon and going armed to a public place in a manner to cause terror.

Ms Christopher also said that one of the witnesses - who cannot be named due to a publication ban - was spotted in three of the photographs taken during the melee, despite claiming that he was almost 40 feet away at the time of the incident.

The same witness also contradicted himself when giving evidence last week that he told Police about the taser gun while this week saying that his mother did.

“I am going to suggest that your entire story is cock and bull,” Mr. Mills said the the witness.

When he did not reply, Mr. Francis added: “I think what Mr. Mills is trying to say, is that it is all a pack of lies.”

The witness denied that he was lying, reiterating the fact that his mother was in the room.

Crown counsel Shade Subair demanded Mr. Mills clarify his “cock and bull” suggestion.

“Are you talking about his mother being in the room, about the taser gun or his entire story?” she asked.