A man who pleaded guilty to an arson charge following a fire in Inverness Co. has heard his sentence.
Police say officers responded to a boat on fire at a Cheticamp business in December.
They say they investigated, and determined the fire was deliberately set.
Blaze Anthony Basker, 47, pleaded guilty during an election-and-plea hearing in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court in June
Basker returned to court for sentencing on Thursday.
Basker will serve two years and one day in custody in a federal facility. He’s also required to submit a DNA sample to police and will have a 10-year firearms prohibition.
No one was hurt in the fire.
