Dallon Dean Marshall was high on drugs when he assaulted his common-law partner and then began damaging the home they shared together.
He had already punched holes in the walls and flipped over the kitchen table when police arrived and arrested him for assault.
In Moose Jaw provincial court recently, Dallon, 33, pleaded guilty to assault and received a suspended sentence, which means instead of serving a jail sentence, he will serve 12 months of probation.
Dallon, from Moose Jaw, must also make a charitable contribution of $500 within two months, report to a probation officer, take counselling, take addictions assessments and treatment, have no contact with his partner if under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and not be within 50 metres of her workplace if impaired.
Dallon’s partner called Moose Jaw police on March 16 at 10:29 a.m. to report that he was on drugs and wrecking their home, Crown prosecutor Robbie Parker said while discussing the facts of the incident. Dallon had become angry with his girlfriend an hour earlier after she had woken up. He was angry about what had not happened during a recent birthday party for him.
“He got into her face (and) began poking her in the face,” Parker continued. “(He) reached in and ripped out the eyelash extensions of her left eye.”
Dallon’s partner then grabbed their four-year-old child and locked herself and the child in the bedroom. Parker noted the woman and her child were both shaken up and scared when police arrived. Police also discovered holes punched in the walls throughout the home and the kitchen table upended.
Dallon has a previous criminal record, but no charges for assault.
“Some type of denunciation is needed,” said Parker. There need to be some sanctions for this assault; having Dallon make a charitable donation is one way to address this incident.
Parker pointed out Dallon has already checked himself into a detox program and has booked an eight-week anger management program.
“I’ve been to counselling before,” Dallon told Judge Brian Hendrickson. He started out consuming alcohol, before moving on to harder drugs. “Now here I am … I want to get it all straightened out and move on with my life.”
Henderickson accepted Dallon’s guilty plea and the Crown’s recommendations. He also noted that Dallon did not have any prior convictions for assault.
“The nature of the charge is, in Saskatchewan, it’s a problem. Spousal abuse is a real scourge … ,” Henderickson said. “There has to be consequences. I’m glad to hear (the woman) was not hurt. But there is no justification for assault of a domestic partner.”
Moose Jaw provincial court next sits on May 1.
