Twin tragedies unfolded in less than 24 hours in Ohio this week after a teen was shot and killed by Cincinnati police — and his father then allegedly mowed down a retired sheriff’s deputy with his car after being shown footage of his son’s death, a family lawyer told The Post.
Rodney Hinton Jr. appeared in court Saturday to face an aggravated murder charge in the death of the deputy, prosecutors said.
On Friday morning, two hours before the deputy was struck and killed, Hinton Jr., 38, had gone with family members to meet with Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa A. Theetge to view police body cam footage of the death of his son Ryan.
Ryan Hinton and three others were accused of stealing a car in the East Price Hill section of Cincinnati Thursday when officers approached the stolen vehicle, which the owner had outfitted with a tracking device, according to reports.
The teens immediately began to run, footage showed. Police believed Ryan Hinton, 18, was armed and opened fire, fatally shooting him, Hinton family attorney, Michael Wright, told The Post.