GoFundMe removes Rodney Hinton fundraisers, offers condolences for Larry Henderson
GoFundMe has taken down fundraisers for a man charged with killing a Hamilton County deputy, according to the Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police.
Police say Rodney Hinton Jr. struck Larry Henderson with his car May 1 as the deputy was directing traffic for the University of Cincinnati commencement. The day before, a Cincinnati police officer shot and killed Hinton's son, 18-year-old Ryan Hinton, while investigating a stolen SUV. Police said Ryan Hinton was holding a gun.
The Buckeye State Sheriff's Association and the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police called on GoFundMe to take down online fundraisers for Rodney Hinton on May 5.
Jay McDonald, president of the 23,000-member Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, said it is "absolutely outrageous to fundraise off the assassination of a law enforcement officer."
Kayln Lee, a GoFundMe spokesperson, previously told The Enquirer the organization's terms of service prohibit fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes.
"GoFundMe did the right thing. It's appreciated," the FOP said in a Facebook post.
The organization posted an email from a GoFundMe representative, who expressed condolences for Henderson and said the fundraisers were an "attempted misuse of the GoFundMe platform."
Regional politics reporter Erin Glynn can be reached at eglynn@enquirer.com, @ee_glynn on X or @eringlynn on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati FOP shares GoFundMe email about removing Hinton fundraisers
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