# Father convicted of murdering deputy in revenge for son’s police shooting

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vengeful-dad-convicted-after-fatally-running-over-an-ohio-police-officer-following-the-death-of-his-teen-son-who-was-shot-dead-by-cops/
- Published: 2026-10-26T04:27:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T04:47:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16238221/ohio-cop-run-teen-son-shot-dead-police.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Rodney Hinton was convicted of killing Deputy Larry Henderson.
- Prosecutors said the attack followed his son’s fatal police shooting.
- Hinton faces a possible sentence of 15 years to life.

## Summary

Rodney Hinton Jr. was convicted of murder after deliberately driving into and killing Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson Jr. in Cincinnati. Prosecutors said Hinton targeted the deputy in retaliation for the fatal police shooting of his 19-year-old son, Ryan, the previous day; the verdict matters because Hinton now faces a possible life sentence.

Ryan was shot on 1 May 2025 after fleeing officers investigating a stolen vehicle. Police said he picked up a handgun he had dropped, and the officer fired after believing he was threatened; the shooting was later ruled justified, though footage did not clearly show every moment. Henderson, a retired 33-year law enforcement veteran working a traffic assignment near a university graduation, was killed on 2 May; prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 15 years to life, with Hinton due back in court on 16 November.

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