CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A rogue Amish group convicted in a series of beard cutting attacks was sentenced to prison on Friday. Amish beard bandit leader Sam Mullet was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The judge said Mullet is a danger to the community due to the control he has over his followers. The judge mentioned jail house tapes […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A jury has convicted a rogue Amish group in a series of violent hair-cutting attacks on other members of the Amish community. Nearly 20 men, including Bishop Sam Mullet, were convicted of committing a hate crime and conspiracy. The hate crime conviction carries a minimum prison sentence of 20 years in jail. After a […]
(WOIO) – Prosecutors in the trial for the so-called Amish beard bandits continue to call witnesses. The trial for more than a dozen members of a break-away Amish group is playing out in a Cleveland Federal Court in front of the Amish community. The 16 men face federal hate crime charges for a series of […]