Antigonish Justice Centre; CIGO file photo
A judge has found a father and son charged in an apparent case of vigilante justice in Guysborough Co. guilty.
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.
They say they responded to an assault complaint one night later; the victim was taken to hospital with injuries.
RCMP say they believe that was related to the incident the night before.
They say they arrested four people in total.
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 entered not guilty pleas during an election-and-plea hearing in October; they stood trial in Antigonish Provincial Court July 5.
Both men were found guilty Wednesday; they’re scheduled to have a date for a sentencing hearing set Sept. 22.
Terrance Raymond Chambers, 29, was convicted of assault causing bodily harm in February; he received an eight-month conditional sentence- including six months of house arrest- and two years of probation.
Austin Stillmant Chambers, 54, of Ecum Secum pleaded not guilty to an assault causing bodily harm count in Nov. 2018; his trial in Antigonish Provincial Court wrapped up in Sept. 2019.
The judge found him not guilty in Dec. 2019.
