His godfather, Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a high-ranking Black Panther, had been convicted of murdering a school teacher during a 1968 robbery, although his sentence was later overturned.
Jeho krstný otec Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, vysoko postavený člen Strany čiernych panterov, bol odsúdený za vraždu učiteľa počas lúpeže v roku 1968, hoci jeho trest bol neskôr prehodnotený.