The findings of an AncestryDNA test have resulted in a lawsuit from a police sergeant in Hastings, Mich.
Police Sgt. Cleon Brown, who has been with the department for 19 years, discovered last fall that he is 18 percent African American, despite his long-held belief that he is part Native American. According to Brown’s lawsuit, racial taunts began right after his discovery.
The lawsuit, which names several officers and the City of Hastings as defendants, alleges that Police Chief Jeff Pratt referred to Brown as “Kunta.” Kunta Kinte is the main character in “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” by Alex Haley. The character was also featured in the television miniseries called “Roots.”
