According to the lawsuit, Hinton was “subjected to excessive force resulting in visible injuries” following his May 2 arrest by Cincinnati police. The lawsuit also states that authorities “clearly intended to intimidate” Hinton when deputies lined up in a row behind him during his May 3 arraignment in Hamilton County Municipal Court .

Rodney Hinton Jr., accused of crashing a vehicle into Hamilton County Sheriff's deputy Larry Henderson is suing multiple city agencies claiming his civil rights have been violated.

Antoinette Holloway, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Rodney Hinton Jr., spoke about the amount of deputies at both of his hearings: "He was walking out, and how the whole precinct seemed to be in the courtroom?