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’s lawyer says he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity because seeing video of his son’s death “triggered a psychiatric episode.”