Current experience.
⠀ He watched the police kill his son. Hours later, another officer died. ⠀.
An Ohio jury acquitted Rodney Hinton Jr. The insanity defense of the death of Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson.
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The circumstances behind the case made it particularly difficult for him.
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On May 1, 2025, Cincinnati police shot and killed 18-year-old Ryan Ben Hinton.
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The next day, Hinton drove his vehicle into Henderson, which was directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati.
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Henderson had no involvement in Ryans' firing.
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In the trial, the defense argued that Hinton experienced a severe psychiatric crisis after the death of his sons and could not understand the wrongness of his actions.
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The prosecutors presented vehicle data and claimed that he deliberately accelerated towards the deputy.
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On October 23, a jury convicted Hinton of murder and other charges. They rejected aggravated manslaughter in favor of less reckless manslaughter findings in those sections.
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The verdict rejected the insanity defense while distinguishing between the different counts of manslaughter.
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The sentencing is set for November 16.
⠀ Watch: the verdict and details of the jury's findings. ⠀.