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Rodney Hinton Jr., who authorities say deliberately hit and killed an Ohio sheriff’s deputy with a car after his son was fatally shot by police, will stay in jail with out bond whereas he awaits trial on a homicide cost.
Hinton Jr. was denied bond at a Tuesday court listening to in Cincinnati. He is charged with aggravated homicide for the May 2 killing of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson.
“There will be an order of remand with no bond. Please assure the safety of the defendant and any mental health treatment that can be granted,” Hamilton County Municipal Judge Tyrone Yates mentioned.
The listening to is the newest growth in a case that started final week when Cincinnati police shot and killed Hinton Jr.’s son. Police mentioned 18-year-old Ryan Hinton was one of 4 males who had been fleeing after officers discovered them in a stolen automotive, and that he was armed when he ran.
Hinton Jr.’s lawyer, Clyde Bennett II, entered a plea of not responsible on his shopper’s behalf and requested bail. During Tuesday’s listening to, Bennett requested for Hinton Jr. to not be thought of as a “cop-killer” however an individual with psychological sickness.
“I don’t think he was a cop killer. I think he’s not in his right mind,” Bennett mentioned. “And I think he should be treated like any other mentally ill person that commits a crime under the auspices, control and authority of a mental defect in the condition.”
As the listening to started, a disturbance erupted in the gallery and Hinton Jr. was rushed out of the courtroom by legislation enforcement. A person yelled, “I just want my brother to see me.” The listening to resumed after the person was escorted out and Hinton Jr. was introduced again into the courtroom. Bennett advised Yates that to his data, the person was not Hinton Jr.’s brother.
Prosecuting lawyer Ryan Nelson requested the decide deny bail and introduced testimony from a Cincinnati police officer who mentioned Hinton Jr. had met with cops and watched body-worn digicam footage of the capturing demise of his son on the day of the incident.
The Cincinnati Police Department has mentioned his son, Ryan Hinton, appeared to level a gun at an officer whereas fleeing final week, however the officer’s physique digicam footage doesn’t clearly seize the second.
After the assembly, Officer Carl Beebe mentioned Hinton Jr. left the car parking zone of the police constructing, and briefly returned, earlier than driving away. Hinton Jr. was “very distraught” after seeing the footage of his son, an lawyer for the household, Michael Wright advised the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Beebe then described the deadly collision: “Based on witness statements as well as the video, the vehicle accelerated quickly, proceeded eastbound, crossed into the oncoming lanes of traffic … directly at where deputy Henderson was standing,” and struck the deputy.
There was no proof of skid marks or another indicators indicating Hinton Jr. tried to cease, based on Beebe.
“We believe, based on our investigation and the witnesses that we spoke to up to this point, that Hinton left our office and was traveling and came upon deputy Henderson and made an intentional decision to drive directly at deputy Henderson and strike him and kill him,” Beebe mentioned.
On cross examination by Bennett, Beebe mentioned he would assume Hinton Jr.’s “source of the agitation,” as Bennett put it, was watching the physique digicam video.
Nelson argued Hinton Jr. “in his current state is a giant mental health question mark, has clear and present danger and poses substantial risk of physical harm to law enforcement officers and to the public, as evidenced by his conduct.”
While Bennett identified that Hinton Jr. lacks any earlier felony convictions, lives in the realm and has household ties, the decide ordered him to be held with out bond.
“I find it very difficult to figure out how there could be any decision based on what they said that would protect the public and the defendant under these circumstances,” Yates mentioned.
Hinton Jr.’s subsequent court date is May 12.
Meanwhile, Hinton’s household is searching for solutions about Ryan Hinton’s demise.
In a information convention Monday, Wright mentioned he has filed a public information request on behalf of the household for the physique digicam footage and police studies of the opposite officers who had been current when Ryan Hinton was shot.
“We’re going to analyze frame by frame in each one of these videos to determine why the officer made that deadly decision to shoot and kill Ryan,” Wright mentioned.