7 arrested over Amish attacks

danniemcq

(Reuters) - Seven men from an Amish splinter group in Ohio were arrested on federal hate crimes charges on Wednesday, accused of involvement in humiliating attacks on fellow Amish involving cutting off their beards and hair.

The men face charges linked to multiple religiously-motivated physical assaults, and the most serious charges could carry a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

"The defendants forcibly restrained multiple Amish men and cut off their beards and head hair with scissors and battery-powered clippers, causing bodily injury to these men while also injuring others who attempted to stop the attacks," the statement said.

The assaults were viewed as particularly egregious for the Amish because, once married, Amish men typically do not trim their beards and Amish women do not cut their hair for religious and cultural reasons.

The attacks took place throughout the fall in three counties south of Cleveland, one of the country's largest concentrations of Amish.

Among the arrested was the breakaway sect's leader, Bishop Samuel Mullet Sr. of Bergholz, Ohio, who was accused of orchestrating the beard-cuttings as revenge for being shunned by the Amish community.

Also arrested were Mullet's family members, Johnny S. Mullet and Daniel S. Mullet of Bergholz and Lester S. Mullet of Hammondsville, Ohio. Police also arrested Levi F. Miller, Eli M. Miller, and Emanuel Schrock, all of Bergholz.

The men were expected to be arraigned later on Wednesday.

In one of the attacks, earlier this month, an elderly Amish man had his hair and beard chopped off by his son and grandsons, who have ties to the sect. The man, however, did not press charges, sticking with the Amish tendency not to contact police, Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said.

The attack drew the focus of the FBI.

"I'd like to see Sam Mullet convicted and taken from the community," Abdalla said after the November attack. "You just can't realize the power and domination he has over his people."

In October, five accused attackers -- Daniel, Johnny, and Lester Mullet, as well as Levi and Eli Miller -- were arrested on state charges of kidnapping and aggravated burglary after they were accused of attacking a family of five.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-crime-amish-hair-idUSTRE7AM2E120111123

and i thought it was rough over the border

Superbus

Those Mullets are mad about their hair.


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danniemcq wrote: »

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-crime-amish-hair-idUSTRE7AM2E120111123

and i thought it was rough over the border

In Canada? :eek:

Ghandee

danniemcq wrote: »

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-crime-amish-hair-idUSTRE7AM2E120111123

and i thought it was rough over the border

Attack was carried out by the splinter group which calls itself the 'Continuity Amish community'!

John Doe1

Those amish always up to no good:P

Sunnyisland

Did you hear about the Amish Flu?



There are only two symptoms.


First you get a little hoarse, then you get a little buggy. ta la

Son Of A Vidic

Is this the first documented evidence of serial shavers?

El Weirdo

(Hair) splitters!

Son Of A Vidic

Amish women do not cut their hair for religious and cultural reasons.

When they say hair, do they mean all hair?

El Weirdo

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

When they say hair, do they mean all hair?

Well, do you see many Amish women on shaven-haven.com?

starbelgrade

Where the fuck was Harrison Ford when this attack happened?

senorwipesalot

Ghandee wrote: »

Attack was carried out by the splinter group which calls itself the 'Continuity Amish community'!

Fcuk them,im with the Provisional Amish Community on this one.

GLaDOS

battery-powered clippers

I thought Amish shunned electricity?

Ghandee

Seen an Amish father and son in a large department store in Phili a few years back, obviously hadn't seen much of the outside world.

Whilst standing behind them at an elevator, I seem them in awe of an elevator, which a big obese 40 something old woman got into, doors firmly shut behind her, bing noise, approx thirty seconds go by, bing noise happens again, doors opened, out steps a buxom, busty, twenty something old blonde stunner.

Next thing I notice the old Amish dad nudging his son, and instructing him, quietly but firmly, (through gritted teeth) to 'quickly, go get your fcuking mother'!

laoch na mona

senorwipesalot wrote: »

Fcuk them,im with the Provisional Amish Community on this one.

im setting up the amish national liberation association ANLA

Saila

this is real because they have a second name of Mullet... which you could not make up

senorwipesalot

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I thought Amish shunned electricity?

Correct,real Amish would use horse-drawn hair clippers.

Dyr

laoch na mona wrote: »

im setting up the amish national liberation association ANLA

They wont be any match the Amish Freedom Congress, just ask keithAFC

biko

Amish fundamentalists rock!
Beard cuttings lol

Rhys Essien

Police are now saying that they were all followers of A.N.A.L (Amish New Age Liberators) and fear when they go to prison they will have no shortage of new members.

Sunnyisland

laoch na mona wrote: »

im setting up the amish national liberation association ANLA

senorwipesalot wrote: »

Fcuk them,i'm with the Provisional Amish Community on this one.

Bambi wrote: »

They wont be any match the Amish Freedom Congress, just ask keith AFC

I am with the Real Amish community or the rac,s for short No surrender.