Ohio Deputy Killed in Alleged Retaliation Incident

Authorities report that a sheriff's deputy in Ohio was intentionally run over and killed by a man following the fatal shooting by police of his teenage son.

Rodney Hinton Jr. is facing charges of aggravated murder after allegedly hitting the deputy with his vehicle while the officer was managing traffic near the University of Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati police identified Hinton as the father of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton, who had been shot by police a day earlier.

In a courtroom filled with Hamilton County sheriff's deputies supporting their colleague, Prosecutor Ryan Nelson described Hinton Jr.'s actions as calculated and intentional, asserting that he purposefully aligned and accelerated his vehicle to cause the deputy's death.

Hinton Jr.'s defense attorney acknowledged the gravity of the charges, emphasizing that Hinton had no previous felony convictions.

"Emotions run high in this devastating situation," said the attorney, acknowledging the profound grief and anger following the two deaths.

The court ordered that Hinton Jr. be detained in the Clermont County jail without bail pending his next court date on May 6.

In a statement, the legal team for the Hinton family expressed their intent to investigate Ryan Hinton's death and noted that Rodney Hinton attended a meeting with Cincinnati police on Friday to review bodycam footage of his son's shooting.

The statement remarked on the family's understandable distress upon viewing the footage, explaining that after the police meeting, Rodney Hinton departed alone before the tragic encounter involving the deputy.

Represented by attorneys Michael Wright, Shean Williams, Robert Gresham from The Cochran Firm, as well as Anthony Pierson from Pierson and Pierson, LLC, the family communicated heartbreak over the unfolding events and extended their condolences to the deputy's family.

The identity of the deceased deputy remains undisclosed due to an Ohio privacy law safeguarding the families of victims. The officer, though retired, was serving in a special capacity for the department at the time of the incident.