This timeline has been updated.
A Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy died May 2 after he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic outside a University of Cincinnati commencement ceremony.
The driver of the vehicle, Rodney Hinton Jr., 38, is the father of a man who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police in East Price Hill the day before.
Authorities have not identified the police officers involved in the shooting or the deputy who was struck at UC, citing Ohio’s Marsy’s Law, legislation meant to protect victims of crimes. Officials said the deputy had recently retired and was working a special traffic detail.
The following is a breakdown of how the bizarre and violent chain of events unfolded.
Thursday, May 1
2:45 a.m.: An Edgewood, Kentucky, man’s 2021 Kia Telluride was stolen from a driveway on Waterbury Court. The owner reported the vehicle missing later in the morning.
GPS tracking technology showed the vehicle’s last known location was on Ring Place, which backs up to an apartment complex on Warsaw Avenue in Cincinnati.
According to a police report, officers in Edgewood submitted information about the stolen vehicle into the National Crime Information Center to have Cincinnati police recover it.
9:30 a.m.: Cincinnati Police Department officers encountered four people in a stolen 2021 Kia Telluride at the Westview Condominiums off Warsaw Avenue in East Price Hill. The four suspects ran from the vehicle and did not comply with the officers’ commands to stop, according to Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge.
Three suspects fled into the woods. The fourth suspect, who was later identified as Ryan Hinton, 18, was shot twice by police: once in the chest and once in the arm.
Hinton had a firearm, Theetge said. While it’s unclear from the blurred body camera footage, the officer who fired shots said in interviews that Hinton pointed a gun at him, Theetge said.
Hinton died at the scene.
Two of the three people who ran into the woods were later apprehended by police. Jurell Austin, 18, and 19-year-old Deanthony Bullocks were charged with receiving stolen property and obstructing official business. The third man initially evaded police custody.
Theetge said officers responded to Westview after receiving information that GPS had placed the stolen Kia at the complex. A firearm stolen from Northern Kentucky was also found inside the Kia.
Friday, May 2
Approximately 9:30 a.m.: Hinton’s family members went to the Cincinnati police building on Linn Street to review body camera video of the fatal police shooting. Michael Wright of the Cochran Law Firm said he was with the family as they reviewed the footage and that Hinton’s father, 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr., was “very distraught.”
The elder Hinton was so “upset (and) agitated” that other family members were concerned about his emotional state and “did not want him driving,” according to Cincinnati police Detective Carl Beebe.
10:30 a.m.: Hinton and his family left the meeting with police. They drove him around, according to police, and then returned to the police building’s parking lot to pick up Hinton’s car – a Ford Focus.
12:50 p.m.: Hinton drove out of the parking lot.
1 p.m.: Hinton crashed into Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy Larry Henderson near the Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods Drive intersection. The deputy was outside his vehicle operating a traffic light outside a University of Cincinnati commencement ceremony.
Henderson and Hinton were both taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Both were in critical condition, officials said.
3 p.m.: A UC commencement ceremony started. UC President Neville Pinto opened the ceremony by calling for a moment of silence.
5:30 p.m.: Cincinnati police Chief Teresa Theetge held a media briefing to announce that Henderson died of his injuries.
8 p.m.: Cincinnati police announced Hinton’s arrest in connection with the deputy’s killing.
Saturday, May 3
9 a.m.: Rodney Hinton Jr. was arraigned on a charge of aggravated murder at the Hamilton County Justice Center.
A bond hearing was set in Hinton’s case on May 6 because prosecutors asked for no bond. Hinton is being held in Clermont County’s jail. According to the judge who presided over the arraignment, Hinton is being held in a different county for his protection.
Approximately 1 p.m.: Cincinnati Police Department officials announced the arrest of the fourth suspect in connection with the vehicle theft. Officials said Cynsere Grigsby, 18, is charged with receiving stolen property and obstructing official business.
Monday, May 5
3 p.m.: The Hinton family held a press conference, alongside their attorneys, in which they said they’re seeking answers about the police shooting and distanced themselves from Rondey Hinton Jr.’s actions.
Michael Wright, an attorney for the family, called the body camera footage of the May 1 shooting “disturbing” and said it is not clear whether the officer who shot Hinton was in imminent danger.
Parallel investigations into the shooting are underway by the Cincinnati Police Department and the Citizen Complaint Authority, officials said.
Tuesday, May 6
9 a.m.: Hinton appears before Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Tyrone Yates for a no-bond hearing.
During the hearing, a Cincinnati police detective testified about the findings of the department’s investigation, including the timeline of events leading to Henderson being struck.
The judge ordered that Hinton be held without bond at the Clermont County Jail, where he’s incarcerated pending trial.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy death: A timeline of events
Reporting by Bebe Hodges, Cameron Knight and Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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