An Ohio man who killed a deputy with his car just hours after seeing video of his son killed by Cincinnati police was found guilty of murder and other charges on Friday, according to authorities .
Rodney L Hinton , 40, faces between 15 years and life in prison after his convictions in the death of Hamilton county special deputy Larry Henderson. His sentencing is tentatively scheduled for 16 November.
During his 10-day trial, Hinton’s defense argued that he was so distressed over his son’s killing that he could not legally distinguish between right and wrong at the time of Henderson’s killing. But jurors rejected that defense after deliberations which began on Wednesday, finding him guilty of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault.
“The senseless murder of Deputy Larry Henderson Jr shattered a family and left a community mourning the loss of a dedicated public servant” who had spent 33 years on the job, Ohio’s attorney general, Andy Wilson, said in a statement.…