Man who fatally hit deputy after his son was killed by police is convicted of murder

CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - A jury has found an Ohio man guilty of killing a Hamilton County deputy last year. Rodney Hinton Jr. was found guilty of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault for deliberately hitting and killing Deputy Larry Henderson on May 2, 2025.He will be sentenced on Nov. 16. Prosecutors said they want Hinton to serve 15 years to life in prison.“His family will never truly be able to fill that void, but we hope that today’s verdict brings them some sense of justice and peace,” prosecutors said.Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said the verdict gives her office some sense of closure after reliving Henderson’s death throughout the trial.“We do believe that is an appropriate finding,” McGuffey said. “Now we can come together and hug each other and tell each other, we’re here. We have some finality.”Two sides of the caseThe jury was tasked with determining if Hinton purposefully tried to kill Henderson as he directed traffic near Burnet Woods.The cras