Why was he let out of prison? Why didn his parole officer keep tabs on him?
In 1989, Sowell was living on Page Avenue in East Cleveland when he lured a 21-year-old woman into his bedroom, choked her and repeatedly raped her, prosecutors said. That led to his prison sentence from 1990 until 2005. He served his full sentence so he was not released on parole. Once released, Sowell had to register as a sex offender. He was required to report to the sheriff’s office once a year until 2008, when a change in the law caused him to report every 90 days. He last checked in on Sept. 2. On Sept. 22, deputies did a spot check on him to verify he lived on Imperial. Sowell answered the door, but deputies did not enter the home. Since Sowell was no longer on probation, they needed a search warrant to get in. That was shortly before 9 a.m. Around 5 p.m., Sowell beat and raped another woman, according to a Cleveland police report.
