A commotion erupted in an Ohio courtroom on Tuesday when Rodney Hinton Jr., the man accused of fatally shooting a Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy on May 2, a day after his son was killed by Cincinnati police, appeared for a bond hearing.
During the hearing, Hamilton County Judge Tyrone Yates decided that Hinton, facing charges of aggravated murder, would be detained without bond until his trial. The judge also requested that the accused be allowed to access mental health services while in custody.
Shouts could be heard coming from the spectators in the courtroom during the Tuesday morning session, but the cause of the disturbance remains unclear. Fox News Digital has contacted the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for further details.
Hinton Jr. is accused of fatally striking retired Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson, who was directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati during a Friday graduation ceremony, with a vehicle around 1 p.m., according to Cincinnati police.
Rodney Hinton Jr. is accused of killing Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy Larry Henderson. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
“I seen in the video…two scared people: I seen the officer scared, and I seen my grandson scared. So, it’s an unfortunate incident that happened,” Hinton Sr. said. “I didn’t see the police there trying to kill, kill, kill. No. All I seen is two people who made a mistake.”
Henderson was a 33-year officer with the HCSO and served in multiple specialized units since 1991, including the dive team, HCPA SWAT, FBI Task Force Officer and the HCSO Bomb Unit.
“In Deputy Henderson’s early tenure as a Sheriff’s Deputy, I recognized his talent for teaching and presentation,” Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said in a Sunday statement. “Larry began his journey as a Sheriff’s Office trainer early in his career. He developed an expertise and became an excellent trainer. Subsequently, he trained divisions of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that included hundreds of deputy sheriffs. His ability to relate to and touch officers’ lives was extraordinary. We will continue to honor Larry’s life of service.”
Fox News’ Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.
