A Nova Scotia judge has set parole ineligibility at 17 years for Adam Drake , who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of rapper Pat Stay.

In June, a jury found Drake, 34, guilty of second-degree murder for the September 2022 stabbing death at a Halifax nightclub.

A conviction of second-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence, with parole ineligibility ranging from 10 to 25 years.

Friday’s sentencing means Drake is now serving two life sentences concurrently. His parole ineligibility for the 2016 death of Tyler Keizer is set at 25 years.

Justice Scott Norton said Friday that the stabbing of Stay was “the definition of inexplicable” and that Drake had no known motive for the crime. He added that Drake is “a dangerous man with questionable rehabilitat

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