Ohio father charged with killing sheriff deputy found guilty
An Ohio man, Rodney L. Hinton, has been found guilty of murdering a sheriff's deputy by striking him with his vehicle. The incident occurred shortly after Hinton viewed body camera footage of his son being fatally shot by police.
Why it matters
The case highlights the intersection of police-involved shootings, mental health, and violent retaliation against law enforcement.
An Ohio father accused of mowing down a deputy with his car hours after he viewed body camera video of a Cincinnati police officer fatally shooting his son was found guilty Friday of charges including murder. The jury began deliberating Wednesday morning following days of testimony in Rodney L. Hinton’s murder trial, NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati reported. Hinton is scheduled to be sentenced on November 16. Just hours before the May 2025 crash that killed Hamilton County Special Deputy Larry Henderson, Hinton had been called to the police station to watch body camera video of his 18-year-old son fatally shot by a Cincinnati officer. Police had responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at an apartment complex. Authorities said Hinton’s son, Ryan Hinton, was among a group of people in the allegedly stolen car, and some of them ran when officers approached.
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