Samuel Monroe Jr. on Life Support from Meningitis

Actor Samuel Monroe Jr., best known for his role in the 1993 film Menace II Society, remains on life support in a Southern California hospital while battling a severe case of meningitis, his family said this week.

The 52-year-old actor contracted the infection about 18 months ago while filming in Las Vegas, according to his wife, Shawna Stewart. She told reporters that he sought treatment at several hospitals, where his condition was repeatedly misdiagnosed, allowing the meningitis to go untreated for eight months. By the time doctors made a proper diagnosis, the infection had spread to his brain and spine, Stewart said. The family has been fighting to keep him alive for the past nine months, and he has been on life support for at least the past three days, with doctors providing daily updates but no clear long-term prognosis.

Stewart, a corporate tech executive and voice actor, shared the details in statements to media outlets and urged supporters to pray for her husband. "We all been fighting over the past nine months to keep him alive due to meningitis," she said. Monroe's mother, Joyce Patton, posted an emotional appeal on Facebook over the weekend alongside photos of her...