Drake also faces a murder charge in the Sept. 4 stabbing death of rapper Pat Stay in downtown Halifax. Keizer was in a sport utility vehicle on Gottingen Street in Halifax when he was shot on Nov. 21, 2016. He later died in hospital. Crown prosecutor Rick Woodburn said police continued to investigate the 2016 case even after the charges were dropped. (Robert Short/CBC) In October 2021, Crown prosecutor Rick Hartlen told Justice Denise Boudreau that he dropped the murder charge because there was no longer a reasonable prospect of a conviction. According to Crown prosecutor Rick Woodburn, even after the charges were dropped, police did “exactly what they were supposed to do” and continued to investigate the case. “Today the information was turned against Adam Drake for the murder of Tyler Keyser,” Woodburn said. In 2021, Rick Hartlen, the Crown prosecutor at the time, said the family was upset and felt they had been denied justice when the charges were dropped. Speaking outside court Monday, Woodburn told reporters he had informed the family that charges would be filed again. Keizer’s mother, Lisa Kravis, spoke to reporters outside Halifax District Court on Monday. (Robert Short/CBC) Keizer’s mother, Lisa Kravis, said she was told by the lead detective on the case Friday that charges would be filed against Drake again. He said he lost some faith in the justice system when the original charge was dropped and “kept faith” it wouldn’t happen again. “The justice system has talked to me about this whole thing as well as the Halifax Regional Police and I really feel like they did what they had to do,” he said. “It’s as honest as I can get it… trust your gut.” MORE TOP STORIES
