'Enough is enough': GOP senator unleashes bill with severe consequences for harming police

FIRST ON FOX: Ohio freshman GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno has introduced authorities that would summation the transgression penalties for harming a constabulary serviceman aft a sheriff’s lawman was killed successful the enactment of work successful Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier this month.

Moreno’s Larry Henderson Act, being introduced this week, would update existing instrumentality stating that anyone who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, oregon interferes with immoderate instrumentality enforcement serviceman engaged successful authoritative duties beryllium required to look 1 to 8 years successful prison, depending connected the severity.

Moreno’s measure would up that mandatory minimum to 20 years. 

The measure besides "establishes national jurisdiction implicit these crimes arsenic exclusive and preemptive, superseding authorities oregon section prosecution for national officers."

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Sen. Bernie Moreno is introducing the Larry Henderson Act. (Getty)

"Enough is enough," Moreno told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

"Anyone who assaults 1 of our men oregon women successful bluish needs to look terrible consequences, period. Deputy Larry Henderson should beryllium live today, and that’s wherefore I’m introducing authorities – successful his grant – to support our instrumentality enforcement officers."

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Moreno was sworn successful arsenic a U.S. legislator connected Jan. 3. (Reuters)

The measure is named aft Hamilton County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson, who was killed erstwhile helium was struck by a car portion directing postulation adjacent the University of Cincinnati during a graduation ceremony.

Authorities person charged Rodney Hinton with attempted execution and accidental helium intentionally struck Henderson soon aft Hinton’s 18-year-old lad was changeable and killed by officers aft allegedly fleeing successful a stolen car portion armed, according to prosecutors.

Rodney Hinton, left, struck Deputy Larry Henderson with his car portion helium was directing postulation adjacent the University of Cincinnati during a graduation ceremonial earlier this month. (Getty )

Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) President Jay McDonald said successful a connection that Ryan's father, Rodney Hinton Jr., "intentionally murdered a retired lawman who was moving peculiar work astatine a graduation conscionable due to the fact that helium was a constabulary officer."

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Henderson was a 33-year serviceman with the HCSO and had served successful aggregate specialized units since 1991, including the dive team, HCPA SWAT, FBI Task Force Officer and the HCSO Bomb Unit.

"In Deputy Henderson’s aboriginal tenure arsenic a Sheriff’s Deputy, I recognized his endowment for teaching and presentation," Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said successful a connection aft Henderson's death.

"Larry began his travel arsenic a Sheriff’s Office trainer aboriginal successful his career. He developed an expertise and became an fantabulous trainer. Subsequently, helium trained divisions of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that included hundreds of lawman sheriffs. His quality to subordinate to and interaction officers’ lives was extraordinary. We volition proceed to grant Larry’s beingness of service."

Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin contributed to this report