Cops: Amish clan attacks family

Tribune Chronicle: Warren, Ohio ^

[wendell]

MESOPOTAMIA (Ohio)- The invasion of a Mesopotamia home in which a man's beard and a woman's hair were cut was one in a series of Amish-on-Amish attacks across four eastern Ohio counties, including two on Tuesday, investigators said.

The attacks were carried out by members of a group of Amish religious castoffs near Bergholz over spiritual differences, Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said Thursday.

The Amish men known as the ''Bergholz Clan,'' led by Bishop Sam Mullet, are under investigation by at least four sheriff's departments. No arrests have been made but investigators said they plan to file assault and burglary charges.

Abdalla contacted Trumbull County Sheriff Thomas Altiere last month to notify him of a possible unreported attack Sept. 6 at 4088 state Route 87. Abdalla said he found out when attackers returned to his county with the hair and beard cuttings to prove to Mullet that his orders were carried out.

Lt. Richard McBride said that when he went to the home last month, at first he encountered resistance from resident Barbara Miller. After some coaxing, Miller pointed to her husband, whose beard had been cut, and said, "They did that to him," the sheriff's report states.

Then she removed the bandanna she was wearing, revealing several patches of missing hair. "And they did this to me," she told McBride.

[evad]

Now, all kidding aside, is this going to affect my Annapolis Amish Outlet Store?? If it does my wife will be cutting things off...
and what about that Amish shed I just bought. Are they going to want it back?

[evad]

Now, all kidding aside, is this going to affect my Annapolis Amish Outlet Store?? If it does my wife will be cutting things off...
and what about that Amish shed I just bought. Are they going to want it back?