Hearing for Adam Drake in homicide of rapper Pat Stay postponed until October
Global News
Adam Joseph Drake was charged on Sunday and attended court virtually from his jail cell. The case was put over until Oct. 27 as the defence waits for evidence from prosecutors.
The 31-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the homicide of battle rapper Pat Stay appeared in court via video on Monday afternoon.
Adam Joseph Drake was charged on Sunday, and attended court virtually from his jail cell. The first hearing was put over until Oct. 27, as the defence awaits disclosure from the prosecution.
Patrick Wayne Stay died after a stabbing in downtown Halifax in the early hours of Sept. 4. After his death, tributes poured in from his family, friends and the music community, including from well-known artists like Eminem.
Police said in a Sept. 12 release that investigators arrested Drake in Tantallon on Saturday.
This is not the first time Drake had been charged in a homicide. He was previously charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 2016 murder of 27-year-old Tyler Keizer in Halifax.
Keizer was shot on Nov. 21, 2016, while in a vehicle. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.
Nova Scotia’s Public Prosecution Service confirmed to Global News that Drake was arraigned on that murder in 2019, but the charge was withdrawn in October 2021, just days before his trial was set to begin.
Keizer’s stepmother April Keizer and his sister Justine came to the courthouse Monday afternoon for the hearing.
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