The wife of an Ohio sheriff’s deputy who was allegedly murdered by a man angry over the death of his son at the hands of another cop is suing the suspect’s family members over their fundraising.
Rodney Hinton Jr., 38, is currently sitting in the Clermont County Jail, charged with the murder of retired Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson, 57. On May 2, Hinton allegedly drove his car into Henderson while the special deputy was directing traffic for the University of Cincinnati’s commencement ceremonies. The day before, Hinton’s son was fatally shot by a Cincinnati cop.
When Hinton’s family used online fundraisers — including GoFundMe and GiveSendGo — to crowdfund money for legal bills and family-related expenses, several Ohio officials and police groups bristled and successfully called for some of them to be taken down. In a lawsuit filed by Henderson’s widow on July 14, the grieving woman said the alleged killer’s family “have campaigned for and collected over $100,000.00 using Rodney Hinton’s public status and notoriety.”…