Man charged in deputy’s death was the father of teen shot by Cincinnati police, authorities say
CINCINNATI (AP) 鈥 A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car on Friday is the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer a day earlier, police said. Authorities said the crash appeared to be intentional.
CINCINNATI (AP) 鈥 A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car on Friday is the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer a day earlier, police said. Authorities said the crash appeared to be intentional.
The driver of the car, 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr., was charged with aggravated murder in the deputy鈥檚 death, police said.
Hinton appeared in court Saturday, with a wall of deputies standing at the back of the room. A prosecutor said evidence and witnesses will show that Hinton drove directly at the deputy in an attempt to kill him. A judge ordered that Hinton be held until another hearing on Tuesday.
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An attorney representing Hilton said in court that he has no prior felonies and understands it’s a serious charge, WLWT-TV reported.
A message seeking comment was left with an attorney representing Hinton鈥檚 family.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement that he was 鈥渟ickened by what appears to be an intentional act of violence.鈥
Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said the Hamilton County Sheriff鈥檚 deputy was directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati on graduation day when he was hit by a car that drove into an intersection.
Authorities did not identify the deputy, who retired from the department a few months ago but was continuing to work off-duty assignments, said Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey.
鈥淗e was so well-liked and so well-known,鈥 McGuffey said. 鈥淲hat a tremendous loss we have all suffered.”
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Authorities said the circumstances of the crash were still under investigation.
鈥淚f the facts show this act was intentional, as the charge suggests, I will throw the full force of the law at the perpetrator,鈥 Hamilton County prosecutor Connie Pillich said in a statement Friday.
Hinton’s son, 18-year-old Ryan Hinton, was shot twice and killed by police on Thursday during a chase after officers responded to a call about a stolen car, police said.
The officer who fired told investigators that the suspect pointed a gun at him during the chase, said Cincinnati’s police chief.
Body camera video of the shooting released by police Friday showed one officer could be heard saying 鈥渉e鈥檚 got a gun, he鈥檚 got a gun” before several shots were fired as Ryan Hinton was running behind an apartment complex.
There was no indication that he fired at police before he was shot, Theetge said.
