Shaun Thicke (L) and lawyer Ray Dieno (R) following acquittals for Thicke at provincial court in Nanaimo on Tuesday, Oct. 11 for a pair of charges. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By Ian Holmes

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Man facing cascade of trials escapes conviction during latest court appearance

Oct 17, 2022 | 5:25 PM

NANAIMO — In the midst of several trials all over mid and north Vancouver Island for a range offences, a man was acquitted for alleged domestic violence in Parksville.

The acquittals in favour of Shaun Dean Thicke, 45, were read out by provincial court judge Sheila Archer in Nanaimo for charges of assault and uttering threats involving a woman at her Parksville home last year.

During last week’s ruling, judge Archer said there wasn’t enough proof to convict Thicke of the charges following a trial.

Both Thicke and the complainant’s testimony heard the pair were in a new relationship and began fighting within a few days of Thicke moving into her place.

The complainant testified Thicke hit, scratched and pushed her, and also knocked her to the ground of her south Parksville home.

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The uttering threats charge related to Thicke allegedly telling the woman he and other people would beat her up and kill her.

“There is no evidence from the content of the texts and phone calls afterward with Mr. Thicke that demonstrated she was terrified of him or his friends,’ judge Sheila Archer stated.

The judge attributed marks on the complainants body captured in pictures to a struggle over an item at the home.

Oceanside RCMP attended multiple times during the night in question.

Thicke was driven by Mounties to Nanaimo that night, but was not arrested, court was told.

The judge stated the complainant’s testimony was a bit vague, confusing and lacked certain details.

Thicke has been the focal point of numerous police investigations and social media scrutiny.

This year he has been convicted of several offences following five trials in relation to incidents since 2020 in Nanaimo, Courtenay, Port Hardy and Port Alberni.

Those crimes amounted to fines and probation.

Thicke awaits a ruling on a sentence to be rendered in which Thicke was found guilty for his conduct during a traffic stop in Nanaimo in November 2020.

Charges of assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest in relation to a May 2021 incident in Nanaimo were stayed by the Crown this past May.

Court records show Thicke has six provincial court trials scheduled between next month and March in Nanaimo, Port Hardy and Port Alberni.

Those trials include property crimes related offences, uttering threats, a driving offence and breaching release conditions.

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