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Ohio Jury Convicts Rodney Hinton Jr. in Sheriff’s Deputy Killing

publishers 53articles 60first reported 13 Oct, 11:15 UTCdeveloping since 13 Oct · 19 editions

An Ohio jury found Rodney Hinton Jr. guilty of killing a sheriff’s deputy. The jury rejected Hinton’s insanity claim in the murder trial.

The verdict followed jury deliberations in the Cincinnati-area case. Ohio Attorney General Wilson’s office issued a statement after the verdicts were announced.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 8 articles, 3 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 342 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

Publishers
53
Source articles
60
Given to the writer
8, 3 with the article's own text
Independent newsrooms
8
This version written
342 h after the record first saw the story
Second model (editor)
revised
Publication gate
passed
Human review
none

WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the attorney general’s name to match the cited government source. - "Ohio Attorney General David Yost’s office issued a statement after the verdicts were announced.": The cited government source identifies the attorney general as Wilson, not David Yost.

THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES

Ohio Jury Convicts Rodney Hinton Jr. in Sheriff’s Deputy Killing

An Ohio jury found Rodney Hinton Jr. guilty of killing a sheriff’s deputy. The jury rejected Hinton’s insanity claim in the murder trial. The verdict followed jury deliberations in the Cincinnati-area case. Ohio Attorney General David Yost’sWilson’s office issued a statement after the verdicts were announced.

Written by a language model from the sources above, then checked by a second model that may only cut, attribute or correct. How it works →

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0 32 64 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 27 Oct 00:24 UTC · Ohio jury convicts Rodney Hinton Jr. in sheriff’s deputy killing 27 Oct 18:18 UTC · Ohio Jury Convicts Rodney Hinton Jr. in Sheriff’s Deputy Killing 28 Oct 06:14 UTC · Ohio man found guilty in sheriff’s deputy killing

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

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  • Jacob Morley · from 26 Oct 16:42, 2 outlets
  • Cody Birchfield · from 26 Oct 16:42, 2 outlets

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  • years prison: 40 (1 from 14 Oct 10:15) → 7 (1 from 16 Oct 16:32) → 10 (1 from 16 Oct 16:32) → 158 (2 from 17 Oct 03:30) → 15 (1 from 17 Oct 05:30)

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