A 38 -year -old American is suspected of aggravated murder after overthrowing by car and killed a police assistant on Friday, May 2. Her 18-year-old was shot dead the day before by a police officer during a chase.
A dramatic story of revenge? In the United States, a man was arrested on Saturday, suspected of hitting a police assistant in Ohio on Friday, notably reported the Associated Press and CNN agency this Sunday, May 4, citing local police. According to investigators, the suspect’s son was killed by police one day earlier.
Friday, an assistant in the sheriff of the city of Cincinnati, then responsible for regulating car traffic, was overthrown by a car near the University of the city. Transported to hospital, he died of his injuries. The victim, whose identity has not been revealed, was a retired man recently, but who was still working punctually. The driver is identified as Rodney Hinton Jr, 38 years old.
In the evening, the police link this drama and another occurrence the day before. Indeed, the suspect is the father of an 18 -year -old, called Ryan Hinton, killed Thursday, May 1 by Cincinnati police. Information confirmed to the press by the chief of the local police Teresa Theetge.
A “calculated” collision, according to witnesses
Prosecutor Ryan Nelson said on Saturday morning that the driver of the vehicle probably acted “in a calculated and premeditated manner” when he overthrew the sheriff assistant on Friday. An indictment of the suspect for “aggravated murder” was requested by the prosecutors.
According to witnesses, the driver would have “aligned” his car, before “deliberately accelerate” and “intentionally cause” the death of the member of the police.
The governor of Ohio Mike Dewine said he was “disgusted by what seems to be an act of intentional violence”, according to a statement made in a press release.
Rodney Hinton JR appeared on Saturday before the courts and a judge ordered his placement in pre -trial detention before a new hearing scheduled for Tuesday, May 6. His lawyer put forward before the Court the absence of his client’s criminal record.
The teenager targeted by a chase
Ryan Hinton was targeted several times by ball Thursday during a chase and did not survive. The police officer who shot told investigators that the suspect was on the run with a stolen car, with three other people, and that he had pointed out a firearm in his direction.
According to images captured by the police, we can hear an officer declaring “he has a weapon”, during the attempted arrest. Then, several shots tested, while the teenager is running.
However, the images remain blurred and do not clearly show Ryan pointing a weapon to the policeman. Nothing indicates either that he pulled to the policeman, according to the cincinnati police head, who specifies that a handgun provided with a charger was well found, but was not used.
The father very affected by police images
According to one of the lawyers for Rodney Hinton Jr, the 38 -year -old American was summoned to the police station on Friday, as well as several members of his family, the day after the death of his son.
Ryan’s father then watched the video captured by the police body of the police officer and saw the moment when his son was shot.
Very affected by the images, Rodney Hinton Jr remained speechless and could not see the video to the end, according to his lawyer. “He was upset,” said Michael Wright. The sheriff’s assistant was overthrown by car a few hours later.
In a press release, the family of Rodney Hinton Jr and Ryan transmitted its condolences to the relatives of the deceased policeman. A tribute was not paid to her colleagues on Friday evening. An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances of the young man’s death.
