A federal jury in Cleveland indicted on Tuesday 12 members of the Amish sect separatist living in Jefferson County, Ohio, in relation to religious motivated attacks against members of sectoral beard Amish community in Ohio.
Seven people, including the famous church leader Sam Mullet, 66, had previously been arrested by the FBI on Dec 23 and ordered held pending a hearing after hearings in Youngstown.
Charged Tuesday was Sam Mullet, his son Johnny, Daniel and Lester, along with Levi Miller, Eli Miller, Emanuel Shrock, Linda Shrock, Lester Miller, Raymond Miller, Anna Miller and Freeman Burkholder.
All the people that are charged except Levi Miller, a Minister, which are related in some way for Sam Mullet, the father of 18 children and Amish community leaders in Bergholz, Jefferson County.
Eli, Lester and Raymond Miller is the nephew of Sam Mullet. Anna Miller married another of Sam Mullet’s nephew, and Mr. Burkholder is married to one of his nephew. Linda Shrock, who married Emanuel, was one of the sons of Sam Mullet.