A father and son charged in an apparent case of vigilante justice in Guysborough Co. will return to court in the new year to be sentenced.
RCMP say the operator of one fishing boat deliberately rammed another boat in May 2018.
They say no one was hurt, but one boat was damaged.
Police say it stemmed from recent fishing licence changes in the area, even though no one involved was fishing illegally.
Eric Victor Pace, 66, from Marie Joseph faced one count of dangerous operation of a motor vessel; Richard Pace, 47, from Marie Joseph was charged with uttering threats and mischief causing danger to life.
They were found guilty in Antigonish Provincial Court in July; yesterday, they were given a sentencing date.
The pair will head back to court on Jan. 28 to hear their punishment.
