Alexander Pishori Levy is shown at Halifax provincial court in 2023. His trial on manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death heard a second day of testimony on Tuesday.Article contentThe first paramedic to tend to Ryan Sawyer outside the Halifax Alehouse said Sawyer had no pulse and no effective breathing when he reached the scene, the judge in Alexander Levy’s trial heard Tuesday.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentGlen Scentner testified in Halifax Supreme Court that Sawyer had an AED or automated external defibrillator attached to him. He attached a monitor which showed no pulse.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentHe said vomit oozed from Sawyer’s mouth, which indicated to him that there was not a clear airway to work with.Article contentScentner said he asked his partner to use a suction device to clear the vomit, but Sawyer’s teeth were clenched and that was unsuccessful. They tried to use a tube through his nose to give him some oxygen.Article contentSawyer’s lips were blue and his face was pale, and his fingers also showed some blueness in the fingers, which indicated a lack of oxygen, Scentner said.Article contentAs other paramedics arrived, Scentner, said, Sawyer was loaded into the ambulance and taken to hospital. He did not survive.Article contentLevy, who was an Alehouse security employee, is charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death. He is accused of choking Sawyer on the scene until he lost consciousness after an altercation between staff and Sawyer and his twin brother Kyle.Article contentArticle contentJason Fraser, who was working security at the Alehouse that night, testified that he was alerted to a disturbance on the second floor of the bar and noticed an altercation. He said a younger patron was escorted out, and a while after, bar staff told Levy they had identified the other person in the altercation.Article contentArticle contentFraser said he met Levy at a booth on the second floor and directed both Sawyer brothers outside so they could have a conversation with them.Article contentHe said Ryan attempted to leave but Kyle was questioning why they had to go.Article contentHe said on the way out Kyle’s mood seemed to shift and he was telling Levy that they knew each other, but Levy said they didn’t.Article contentKyle seemed to become more agitated at that point, Fraser said.Article contentHe said that once they were outside Kyle, and to a lesser extent Ryan, “continued to be more agitated and aggressive.”Article contentOnce the brothers were outside, Fraser went back in the bar to his post inside.Article contentHe said that a short while later there was a call on the security staff radio channel about something happening out front.Article contentHe said he went back out front and saw two struggles happening on the ground, but there were no requests for assistance so he covered the entrance until police arrived, when he went back inside.Article contentThe trial continues Wednesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax before Justice James Chipman.Article content
Sawyer had no pulse, wasn’t breathing when paramedics arrived at Halifax Alehouse, court hears
