GoFundMe support for Ohio deputy's accused killer puts 'target on the backs' of police: expert

Online enactment for Rodney Hinton Jr., the Ohio begetter accused of sidesplitting a sheriff's lawman 1 time aft constabulary fatally changeable his lad during a stolen conveyance pursuit, is putting a "target" connected the backs of instrumentality enforcement officers, according to National Police Association spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.).

Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated execution aft helium allegedly "intentionally" struck retired Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson, who was directing postulation adjacent the University of Cincinnati during a graduation ceremony, with a conveyance astir 1 p.m. Friday, according to Cincinnati police.

In caller days, radical person raised thousands of dollars connected GoFundMe for Hinton Jr.'s lawyer costs and his son's funeral. Social media users person besides been vocal successful their enactment for some men.

Brantner Smith told Fox News Digital that portion everyone has a law close to get ineligible practice successful transgression cases, societal media users look to beryllium promoting mendacious accusation astir the lawsuit "that someway Rodney Hinton Jr. was unarmed and murdered by police, and thing could beryllium further from the truth," she said.

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Rodney Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated execution aft helium allegedly "intentionally" struck Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson, who was directing postulation adjacent the University of Cincinnati during a graduation ceremony, with a conveyance astir 1 p.m. Friday, according to Cincinnati police. (© Liz Dufour/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"No constabulary serviceman wakes up successful the greeting and says, ‘I anticipation I get to sprout idiosyncratic tonight,'" she said. "And this concern successful Cincinnati is conscionable different illustration of the mendacious communicative that someway it's the American instrumentality enforcement serviceman who is violent."

She added that societal media posts backing Rodney Hinton's alleged actions "do thing but enactment a people connected the backs of instrumentality enforcement officers."

"This is what cops each time successful America face."

Cincinnati Police Department Chief Teresa Theetge said officers were pursuing a conveyance stolen from an flat analyzable erstwhile 4 individuals exited the stolen car and began to fly authorities.

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Rodney Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated execution aft helium allegedly "intentionally" struck Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson, who was directing postulation adjacent the University of Cincinnati during a graduation ceremony. (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)

One serviceman pursued Ryan Hinton, who was allegedly equipped astatine the clip and hid down a dumpster. When Ryan emerged from the dumpster, the serviceman fired, fatally striking the 18-year-old suspect, Theetge said.

Two different suspects progressive successful the stolen conveyance incidental person been apprehended, and 1 remains astatine large, according to Theetge.

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Cleveland constabulary fatally changeable Ryan Hinton connected Thursday, May 1. (The Cochran Firm)

A GoFundMe titled "Justice for Rodney Hinton Jr and his Son" has raised much than $5,000 and aims to "help rise funds for Rodney Hinton Jr lawyer [sic] for the justness of his sons [sic] murder" and "also to halt constabulary brutality against guiltless radical and children." 

A abstracted GoFundMe titled "Help Honor Ryan Hinton's Memory and Seek Justice," which aims to assistance the 18-year-old's household "seek justness for Ryan successful the signifier of ineligible practice and a due memorial for his life," has raised much than $7,000.

Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) President Jay McDonald said successful a Monday connection that Ryan's father, Rodney Hinton Jr., "intentionally murdered a retired lawman who was moving peculiar work astatine a graduation conscionable due to the fact that helium was a constabulary officer."

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Rodney Hinton, Jr., 38, is arraigned successful Courtroom A astatine the Hamilton County Justice Center, Saturday, May 3, 2025. He’s charged with aggravated murder, allegedly aft hitting a Hamilton County Sheriff lawman who was retired of his conveyance directing postulation for the University of Cincinnati day commencement. The incidental happened connected Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods successful Corryville. (© Liz Dufour/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"His heinous and cowardly enactment shouldn't beryllium rewarded and celebrated similar it is close present connected GoFundMe. On behalf of each instrumentality enforcement officers, we request GoFundMe halt honoring and profiting from a cop-killer who taunted deputies astir the execution astatine his arraignment," McDonald said.

GoFundMe did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The Hinton family's attorneys told Fox News Digital successful a connection that the Cochran Firm "was hired by Ryan Hinton's property to behaviour an probe into his shooting decease by an serviceman with the Cincinnati Police Department."

"We are successful the preliminary stages of that investigation," the family's attorneys said, adding that connected Friday, Hinton household members and Cincinnati constabulary attended a gathering unneurotic "to presumption assemblage camera video of Ryan Hinton's shooting death."

Rodney Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated execution successful transportation with Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson's death. (Hamilton County)

"Ryan Hinton's family, including Ryan's father, was contiguous astatine the gathering and they were understandably distraught arsenic they watched the bodycam video," the family's attorneys said. "After the gathering with the constabulary department, Ryan Hinton's begetter near successful his ain conveyance and that was the past we heard from him until learning astir the tragic incidental involving a instrumentality enforcement serviceman who was moving a postulation item adjacent the University of Cincinnati."

The attorneys offered their "heartfelt condolences to the household and colleagues of the serviceman who was killed yesterday."

"This is an unimaginable calamity for this community. Ryan Hinton's household is heartbroken by this tragic crook of events and we are each devastated for the household of the serviceman who was killed," the attorneys said.

Workers hole the postulation lights astatine Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods successful Corryville, a time aft a Hamilton County Sheriff's lawman was struck and killed portion directing postulation for the University of Cincinnati commencement connected May 2, 2025. Rodney Hinton, Jr., 38, has been charged with aggravated execution successful the crash. (© Liz Dufour/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Rodney Hinton Sr., Ryan Hinton's grandfather, said during a Monday day property league that helium is "praying hard for the serviceman that killed" his grandson and recalled what helium saw successful the constabulary bodycam footage of his grandson's shooting death.

"I seen successful the video…two frightened people: I seen the serviceman scared, and I seen my grandson scared. So, it's an unfortunate incidental that happened," Hinton Sr. said. "I didn't spot the constabulary determination trying to kill, kill, kill. No. All I seen is 2 radical who made a mistake."

Rodney Hinton Sr., Ryan Hinton's grandfather, said during a Monday day property league that helium is "praying hard for the serviceman that killed" his grandson and recalled what helium saw successful the constabulary bodycam footage of his grandson's shooting death. (WXIX)

Henderson was a 33-year serviceman with the HCSO and served successful aggregate specialized units since 1991, including the dive team, HCPA SWAT, FBI Task Force Officer and the HCSO Bomb Unit.

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"In Deputy Henderson’s aboriginal tenure arsenic a Sheriff’s Deputy, I recognized his endowment for teaching and presentation," Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said successful a Sunday statement. "Larry began his travel arsenic a Sheriff’s Office trainer aboriginal successful his career. He developed an expertise and became an fantabulous trainer. Subsequently, helium trained divisions of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that included hundreds of lawman sheriffs. His quality to subordinate to and interaction officers’ lives was extraordinary. We volition proceed to grant Larry’s beingness of service."

Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine ordered flags beryllium lowered to half-mast successful Henderson's grant connected Sunday.