The man charged with killing a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy by driving a car into him appeared in court on the morning of May 3.
Deputies solemnly flanked the Hamilton County courtroom as Rodney Hinton Jr. was arraigned on a charge of aggravated murder.
The state has set a bond hearing for Hinton on May 6 at 8:30 am in front of Hamilton County Municipal Judge Tyrone Yates. Prosecutors are asking for no bond. Hilton will be held in Clermont County’s jail.
Police say Hinton was the driver of the automobile that, a day earlier, on May 2, fatally struck a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy. The deputy was directing traffic ahead of commencement ceremonies at the University of Cincinnati.
A violent chain of events: Man accused of killing deputy day after police shot his son
Rodney Hinton, Jr. is arraigned in Courtroom A at the Hamilton County Justice Center on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Hinton was charged with aggravated murder, allegedly after hitting a Hamilton County Deputy with his vehicle as he directed traffic for the University of Cincinnati commencement on Friday. Police say Hinton is the father of a man who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police in East Price Hill on May 1.
According to police, Hinton Jr. is the father of a man who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police in East Price Hill on May 1.
The fatal crash at UC came roughly two hours after the Hinton family reviewed police body camera footage of an officer shooting Hinton’s 18-year-old son, Ryan Hinton, near the Westview Condominiums’ parking lot, said the family’s attorney, Michael Wright.
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