Two Ottawa-area parents accused of assault after a minor hockey game allegedly got out of hand in Vermont have had their cases dropped.

Laurie and Shawn Parks, of Carp, saw their cases dismissed on May 28 by the State of Vermont's Superior Court.

"We're very pleased. It's been devastating for Laurie and her husband," said Mark Kaplan, Laurie's attorney. "I can't really get into discussions we had with the state, but I think the state found it was the right thing to do and we certainly agreed with it."

The couple, who were charged separately, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour simple assault on March 10, after they were accused of getting into a fight with people from another minor hockey team at a Vermont ski resort on Jan. 24.

According to the police report, the fight broke out at the Jay Peak Resort in Vermont after a youth allegedly made racist comments to a player on a U.S. team they had played against earlier in the day at a tournament.

According to court records, Shawn was accused of punching a youth in the head after the argument boiled over.

Laurie was accused of kicking three people, who stepped in and tried to break up the fight.

"Both Laurie and her husband maintained that it didn't happen," he said, adding the couple never had to travel back to Vermont for court appearances.

"We had certainly urged them to dismiss it. Eventually they agreed," said Kaplan. "I think it was the right thing to do."

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