The man accused of killing a Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy following his own son's death was back in court Wednesday. Rodney Hinton Jr. is asking for a new arraignment so he can change his plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Hinton is charged with aggravated murder, murder and felonious assault after authorities say he purposely ran his Ford Focus into Deputy Larry Henderson on May 2, 2025. The incident came just hours after Hinton saw body camera footage of Cincinnati Police shooting and killing his son, Ryan Hinton, at the department's investigative facility in Queensgate.

Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Jody Luebbers heard testimony Wednesday from a court-appointed forensic psychologist. Two more experts are scheduled to appear at the next hearing on Jan. 6

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