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Rodney Hinton Jr., whose son was shot by the police



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Rodney Hinton Jr., who, according to the authorities, say that he deliberately hit and killed a deputy of a sheriff in Ohio with a car after his son was fatally shot by the police, will stay in prison without bond while he was on trial for murder.

Hinton Jr. was denied the bond at a hearing on Tuesday in Cincinnati. He is charged on May 2 for the murder of the deputy sheriff by Hamilton County, Larry Henderson.

“There will be an order of pre -trial detention without bond. Please ensure the security of the accused and any psychological treatment that can be granted,” said Tyrone Yates, the urban judge of Hamilton County.

The hearing is the latest development in one case that started last week when the police at Cincinnati shot the son of Hinton Jr. The police said the 18-year-old Ryan Hinton was one of four men who flee after the officers found them in a stolen car and he was armed when he ran.

The lawyer of Hinton Jr., Clyde Bennett II during the hearing on Tuesday asked Bennett around Hinton Jr. not to consider it a “cop killer”, but as a person with mental illnesses.

“I don't think he was a cop killer. I think he's not with a good mind,” said Bennett. “And I think he should be treated like any other mentally ill person who commits a crime under the patronage, control and authority of a mental defect in the state.”

When the hearing began, a disturbance broke out in the gallery and Hinton Jr. was brought out of the courtroom by the law enforcement authorities. A man shouted: “I just want my brother to see me.” The hearing was resumed after the man was worked out and Hinton Jr. was brought back to the courtroom. Bennett said Yates that, according to his knowledge, the man was not Hinton Jr.'s brother.

The public prosecutor Ryan Nelson asked the judge against the deposit and presented a police officer of Cincinnati who said Hinton Jr. met with police officers and observed the camera film material of the shooting of his son on the day of the incident.

Cincinnati's police department said that his son Ryan Hinton seemed to focus on an officer while fleeing last week, but the officer's Body Camera film material does not clear the moment.

After the meeting, officer Carl Bebe said that Hinton Jr. left the parking lot of the police building and briefly returned before he drove away. Hinton Jr. was “very disturbed” after seeing his son's film material, a family lawyer, Michael Wright told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Beebe then described the deadly collision: “Based on testimony and the video, the vehicle quickly accelerated, went east, crossed the oncoming lanes of traffic … directly at the point where Deputy Henderson stood,” and met the deputy.

According to Beebe, there was no evidence of sling or other signs that indicate that Hinton tried to stop.

“We believe that due to our investigation and the witnesses with whom we spoke to this time, left our office and joined on trips and came across deputy Henderson and made an deliberate decision to drive directly against Deputy Henderson, beat him and kill him,” said Bebe.

When Bennett crossed, Beebe said that he would assume that Hinton Jr.'s “Source of excitement”, as Bennett put it, viewed the body camera video.

Nelson argued, Hinton Jr. “In his current state, a huge question mark for mental health is a clear and current danger and represents a considerable risk of physical damage to law enforcement officers and the public, as he shows through his behavior.”

While Bennett pointed out that Hinton Jr. did not live earlier convictions for crimes in the area and has family ties, the judge ordered him to record him without a bond.

“I find it very difficult to find out how a decision could be on the basis of what they said that would protect the public and the accused under these circumstances,” said Yates.

The next court date of Hinton Jr. is May 12th.

Ryan Hinton

In the meantime, Hinton's family is looking for answers about Ryan Hinton's death.

In a press conference on Monday, Wright said that on behalf of the family, he submitted an application for public records for the Body Camera film material and police reports from the other officials who were present when Ryan Hinton were present.

“We will analyze the frame according to Frame in each of these videos to determine why the official made this fatal decision to shoot and kill Ryan,” said Wright.

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