Crime

Rodney Hinton Jr., who authorities say intentionally hit and killed an Ohio sheriff’s deputy with a car after his son was fatally shot by police, will remain in jail without bond while he awaits trial on a murder charge.

Hinton Jr. was denied bond at a Tuesday court hearing in Cincinnati. He is charged with aggravated murder for the May 2 killing of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson.

“There will be an order of remand with no bond. Please assure the safety of the defendant and any mental health treatment that can be granted,” Hamilton County Municipal Judge Tyrone Yates said.

The hearing is the latest development in a case that began last week when Cincinnati police shot and killed Hinton Jr.’s son. Police said 18-year-old Ryan Hinton was one of four men who were fleeing after officers found them in a stolen car, and that he was armed when he ran.

Hinton Jr.’s attorney, Clyde Bennett II, entered a plea of not guilty on his client’s behalf and requested bail. During Tuesday’s hearing, Bennett asked for Hinton Jr. not to be thought of as a “cop-killer” but a person with mental illness.

“I don’t think he was a cop killer. I think he’s not in his right mind,” Bennett said. “And I think he should be treated like any other mentally ill person that commits a crime under the auspices, control and authority of a mental defect in the condition.”