Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Tyrone Yates ruled Tuesday that the man accused of hitting a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy with his car will stay in jail for now.
Rodney Hinton, Jr., 39, faces aggravated murder charges for the death of Deputy Larry Henderson. Hamilton County Prosecutors allege Hinton hit Henderson with his black Ford Focus at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Burnet Woods Drive as the deputy was directing traffic for UC’s commencement ceremonies May 2.
Hinton’s defense attorney, Clyde Bennett II, argued Hinton was experiencing mental illness and severe distress. Just prior to the incident, Hinton had viewed body camera footage showing the Cincinnati police shooting of his 18-year-old son Ryan Hinton…