Man Accused of Killing a Deputy After Seeing Video of Cops Fatally Shooting His Son Now Pleads Insanity, Facing New Charge for Attack on Jail Guard

The man accused of mowing down an Ohio deputy right after seeing footage of his son being shot to death by a Cincinnati police officer is trying to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Rodney Hinton Jr. is facing the death penalty for the killing of Hamilton County Special Deputy Larry Henderson.

Authorities say the 39-year-old ran Henderson down in a car as the deputy was directing traffic outside a college graduation in May.

According to Hinton’s attorney, Clyde Bennett II, Hinton was grief-stricken by the death of his teenage son, Ryan Hinton, and was inconsolable after watching body camera video of the 18-year-old being fatally shot by a Cincinnati police officer. The deadly collision that killed Henderson happened the same day Hinton watched the footage…

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