Sean Levert’s widow files suit
The widow of R&B; singer Sean Levert filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the Cleveland officials who were holding him in jail when he fell ill.
Levert, a member of the 1980s R&B; trio LeVert and son of lead O’Jays singer Eddie Levert, died March 30 shortly after he was taken to a hospital.
In the lawsuit filed in federal court, Levert’s widow, Angela Lowe, accuses his jailers of showing disregard for his medical needs. Levert, 39, was serving a 22-month sentence for failure to pay child support.
The county coroner has ruled that Levert died of natural causes.
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