OH- Father of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton, fatally shot by Ohio police - charged with hitting and killing deputy with car

[Knox]

The father of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot by police during an alleged stolen vehicle incident in Cincinnati on Thursday has been charged with hitting a deputy with his car and killing him, with the police chief saying the two fatal encounters are connected.

The 38-year-old man, identified by police to NBC affiliate WLWT as Rodney Hinton Jr., allegedly hit a Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy Friday afternoon at Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods Drive near the University of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office did not confirm the suspect's name, or respond to requests for comment.

Father of 18-year-old fatally shot by Ohio police charged with hitting and killing deputy with car

Ryan Hinton was killed by an officer who was responding to a report of a stolen vehicle on Thursday morning, officials said.

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[Knox]

CINCINNATI —
Representatives of the Hinton family are offering more information about what happened in the interim between the shooting death of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton by Cincinnati police on Thursday morning and the alleged murder of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy by 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr. on Friday afternoon.

The younger Hinton is alleged to have been killed by police at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday morning in East Price Hill. This is after he, along with three other men, are alleged by police to have stolen a Kia out of Northern Kentucky and driven the car to the parking lot of an apartment complex on Warsaw Avenue. This later resulted in Hinton's death after he allegedly pointed a gun at a police officer while CPD attempted to apprehend the suspects.

Family statement: Rodney Hinton Jr. attended body camera footage meeting with CPD prior to officer death

Representatives of the Hinton family are offering more information about what happened in the interim between the shooting death of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton by Cincinnati police on Thursday morning and the alleged murder of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy by 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr. on...

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[Knox]

Read the full statement from The Cochran Firm below.

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"Our firm was hired by members of Ryan Hinton's family to conduct an investigation into his shooting death by an officer with the Cincinnati Police Department. We are in the preliminary stages of that investigation."

"Yesterday, we attended a meeting between the family and members of the Cincinnati Police Department to view body camera video of Ryan Hinton's shooting death."

"Ryan Hinton's family, including Ryan's father, was present at the meeting and they were understandably distraught as they watched the bodycam video. After the meeting with the police department, Ryan Hinton's father left in his own vehicle and that was the last we heard from him until learning about the tragic incident involving a law enforcement officer who was working a traffic detail near the University of Cincinnati."

"On behalf of Ryan Hinton's family, we offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and colleagues of the officer who was killed yesterday."

"This is an unimaginable tragedy for this community. Ryan Hinton's family is heartbroken by this tragic turn of events and we are all devastated for the family of the officer who was killed."

Family statement: Rodney Hinton Jr. attended body camera footage meeting with CPD prior to officer death

Representatives of the Hinton family are offering more information about what happened in the interim between the shooting death of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton by Cincinnati police on Thursday morning and the alleged murder of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy by 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr. on...

www.wlwt.com

 

[Knox]

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The man charged with the aggravated murder of a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputy made his first court appearance Saturday.

More than 30 members of the sheriff’s office filled Hamilton County Courtroom A early Saturday as 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr. stood before a judge, less than 24 hours since the deputy died.

Man who ‘intentionally murdered’ deputy appears in court as 30+ sheriff’s office members look on

Rodney Hinton Jr. is being held without bond following his arrest for aggravated murder of a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputy, a judge announced Saturday.

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