Man acquitted of threatening to kill SA Premier Steven Marshall over TAFE reforms Posted ThuThursday 4 updated ThuThursday 4 Kenneth Andrew Gillespie was acquitted of threatening to kill Premier Steven Marshall. ( Share Print text only Cancel A man has been acquitted of threatening to kill the South Australian Premier over the State Government's TAFE reforms in 2018. Key points: He has pleaded not guilty to the charge laid against him Giving evidence in his own defence, he admitted to the court he has a tendency of "running off at the mouth" Kenneth Andrew Gillespie, 65, faced a two-day trial in Adelaide's District Court after pleading not guilty to threatening a public officer.