Man whose son was killed by Cincinnati police now charged in death of deputy

A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car Friday is the father of a teen who was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer a day earlier as officers were responding to a call about a stolen car police mentioned Officers reported the crash appeared to be intentional The driver of the car -year-old Rodney Hinton Jr was charged with aggravated murder in the deputy s death police explained Hinton appeared in court Saturday with a wall of deputies standing at the back of the room A prosecutor explained evidence and observers will show that Hinton drove directly at the deputy in an attempt to kill him A judge ordered that Hinton be held until another hearing on Tuesday An attorney representing Hilton commented in court that he has no prior felonies and understands it s a serious charge WLWT-TV shared Ohio Gov Mike DeWine disclosed in a report that he was sickened by what appears to be an intentional act of violence Just a limited hours before the crash Hinton and other family members met at the police chief s office Friday morning and watched a police body camera video showing an officer shoot the teen stated Michael Wright an attorney hired by the family of -year-old Ryan Hinton Rodney Hinton could not make it through the entire video and did not say a word revealed Wright who is not representing Hinton on the crash charges He was distraught he was upset Wright disclosed Saturday In a message issued later on behalf of Ryan Hinton s family the law firm offered heartfelt condolences to the family and colleagues of the deputy who was killed The firm called it an unimaginable tragedy for the region and revealed the teen s family was heartbroken by the events and devastated for the deputy s family The Hamilton County Sheriff s deputy was directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati on graduation day when he was hit by a car that drove into an intersection Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge explained Bureaucrats did not identify the deputy who retired from the department a scant months ago but was continuing to work off-duty assignments disclosed Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey He was so well-liked and so well-known McGuffey explained What a tremendous loss we have all suffered Executives disclosed the circumstances of the crash were being investigated If the facts show this act was intentional as the charge suggests I will throw the full force of the law at the perpetrator Hamilton County prosecutor Connie Pillich declared in a report Friday Ryan Hinton was shot twice and killed by police Thursday during a chase The officer who fired reported investigators that the suspect pointed a gun at him revealed Cincinnati s police chief Police exhibited photos during a news conference Friday of a semiautomatic handgun that they declared he was carrying and another gun that was unveiled in the car One officer could be heard in body camera video issued by police saying he s got a gun he s got a gun before several shots were fired as Ryan Hinton was running behind an apartment complex While the blurred images did not clearly show Hinton pointing a gun as he and the officer were running Theetge revealed the officer communicated investigators that he had the firearm in front of him it was pointed at the officer and the officer feared for his life There was no indication that Hinton fired at police before he was shot she announced