Rodney Hinton Jr. got 18 months in prison on October 28 for assaulting three corrections officers at Clermont County Jail. The sentence landed just five days after a jury convicted him of murder in the separate death of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson.
Hinton, 40, pleaded guilty to three fifth-degree felony assault counts. Clermont County Common Pleas Judge Anthony Brock gave him six months on each count and ordered the terms served consecutively. He received credit for 320 days already spent in custody.
The confrontation took place December 13, 2025, while Hinton was held awaiting trial in the Henderson case. Prosecutors said he became disruptive in the shower area. Officers escorted him back toward his cell. According to Assistant Prosecutor Zach Zipperer, Hinton turned and punched one officer twice in the face with a closed fist, causing physical harm. When two more officers stepped in to restrain him, he resisted and kicked at them.
Body-camera footage captured the sequence, including Hinton’s repeated apologies afterward. Neither Hinton nor his attorney, Clyde Bennett, disputed the prosecutors’ account in court. One officer sustained minor injuries. Reports make clear he punched one officer and resisted the two who intervened; the three assault counts cover the three officers involved.
Bennett asked for the minimum on each count and told the court Hinton accepted responsibility. Brock reviewed the bodycam video. He noted Hinton’s prior convictions for assault and aggravated menacing, along with the immediate apologies that showed some recognition of wrongdoing. Still, the judge found prison necessary.
“I find that only a prison sentence will adequately punish Mr. Hinton and to protect the public from future crime by him,”
Brock said. He stressed the sentence applied only to the jail assaults, not Henderson’s death. Prosecutors had called assaults on corrections officers “an affront to the criminal justice system.”
Hinton has been held in Clermont County since May 2025. On May 1 that year, Cincinnati police fatally shot his 18-year-old son, Ryan, during an encounter involving a stolen vehicle. Authorities later determined the officer’s use of force was justified. The next day, May 2, Hinton struck Deputy Larry Henderson with his vehicle while Henderson directed traffic near the University of Cincinnati. Henderson died from his injuries.
Changing trial date for Hinton trial to January 12, 2026. @WLWT https://t.co/JCuE5LRD3W
— Brian Hamrick (@bhamrick_wlwt) May 22, 2025
On October 23, a Hamilton County jury convicted Hinton of murder, two counts of felonious assault, and two counts of reckless homicide. Jurors rejected his insanity defense. Sentencing in that case is set for November 16. He faces a mandatory 15 years to life on the murder count, and his attorney has said he plans to appeal.
Hinton remains in custody. The November 16 hearing in Hamilton County will determine the much longer term he faces for Henderson’s death.
