CINCINNATI — Rodney Hinton Jr., the man accused of intentionally hitting and killing Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson, was back in court Wednesday for a hearing to assess his mental state at the time of the incident.

During the hearing, court-appointed forensic psychologist Jennifer O'Donnell presented her findings on Hinton's mental state to Judge Jody Leubbers.

O'Donnell said she believes Hinton suffers from bipolar disorder.

Under Ohio law, if someone is found to have a "serious mental illness" that significantly impacts their judgment in relation to their conduct, then that person cannot be sentenced to death . Bipolar disorder is one of the conditions considered to be a "serious mental illness" under the law.

"In my opinion, his illness impacted his judgment,"

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