CLEVELAND — A federal judge Wednesday (Jan. 11) refused to release the leader of an Amish splinter sect from jail on charges he orchestrated the cutting of beards of Amish men over longstanding religious disagreements.
Samuel Mullet Sr. and 11 others pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Cleveland to five attacks last fall that shone an unwanted light on Ohio’s Amish community. Mullet and six others have been detained since their arrest Nov. 23 for hate crimes.
