No charges filed in Youngstown man’s death

STAFF/WIRE REPORT

PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania prosecutor says no charges will be filed in the death of an Ohio man at a private Pittsburgh health club.

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. says tests showed 31-year-old Cleophus Pettway, of Youngstown, had cocaine in his system and chemicals from a solvent used to blow dust from electronic equipment that the club sold.

Pettway was found in a private room at Club Pittsburgh on Jan. 3. Zappala says its more likely he died from cocaine than the solvent.

The club sold the solvent to patrons, who would use them to get high. Zappala says the solvent’s ingredients aren’t covered under inhalant abuse laws.

The club has been told to no longer sell the solvent.