Liquor Control Act charges laid against Halifax Alehouse after homicide outside bar
CBC
The province has laid two Liquor Control Act charges against the Halifax Alehouse following an alleged assault and a homicide outside of the late-night bar last year.
The charges stem from an investigation that Nova Scotia's Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel and Tobacco Division launched into incidents involving the Halifax Alehouse and its staff over an unspecified period last year, CBC News has learned.
The division began the probe after being contacted by Halifax Regional Police about an incident outside the Alehouse on Dec. 24 that resulted in the death of 31-year-old Ryan Sawyer.
"It did open up a broader investigation for us," said John Paul Landry, the division's executive director.
The division alleges that the Alehouse allowed activity that's "detrimental to the order of the control of the premises" and did not report criminal charges laid in relation to an incident on or around its property, Landry said.
The investigation has been completed and the matter will go before the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, he said.
The punishment could be "anything from conditions of license to suspension to just permanent revocation," Landry said.
He couldn't provide further details about the investigation, but confirmed that it involves the Dec. 24 death and an altercation in October that led to criminal charges against two Alehouse bouncers.
The owners of the Halifax Alehouse declined to comment on the investigation.
A witness who was outside the bar in the early hours of Christmas Eve told CBC News he saw a security guard put a man in a chokehold before police arrived.
Emergency responders found Ryan Sawyer unresponsive on the street and he was taken to hospital, where he later died. The province's medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
Halifax Regional Police have said they can't provide any more information about the incident because their investigation is ongoing. No charges have been laid.
A pair of Alehouse bouncers were charged with assault in relation to a separate incident that occurred on Oct. 10, in which a 21-year old man said he was attacked outside the bar.
Matthew Day and Alexander Levy have both pleaded not guilty to the charges, which have not yet been tested in court.
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