CLEVELAND - The leader of an Amish breakaway group was convicted Thursday of hate crimes in beard- and hair-cutting attacks against members of his own faith following a dispute over religious differences. full story ![]()

THE leader of a breakaway Amish group who ordered his followers to chop off his rivals' beards was sentenced to 15 years in prison for hate crimes.
news.com.au (3 months and 13 days ago)

The leader of a breakaway Amish group who ordered his followers to chop off his rivals' beards has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
abc.net.au (3 months and 13 days ago)

An Amish leader got 15 years over beard attacks according to a Feb. 8 Contra Costa Times report. Amish sect leader Samuel Mullet Sr. led hair and beard-cutting attacks against other Amish in Ohio. At least 15 of those...
examiner.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
A controversial Amish leader who shares a last name with a notoriously unfashionable hairdo was sentenced to prison time after ordering hair cutting “attacks” that a judge ruled were hate crimes because of their religious nature.
yahoo.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
CLEVELAND — Both prosecutors and the defense attorney conceded on Friday that the leader of a breakaway Amish community received an unofficial life sentence for his role in five beard and hair-cutting attacks that captured the nation’s attention.
toledoblade.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
The leader of a group of 16 Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith lost his request Tuesday to be released from prison while he appeals his conviction and sentencing.
cantonrep.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
The leader of a group of 16 Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith has lost a request to be released from prison pending an appeal of his conviction and sentencing.
journal-news.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
The leader of a group of 16 Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith has lost a request to be released from prison pending an appeal of his conviction and sentencing.
middletownjournal.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
An Ohio Amish sect leader was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in federal prison for his leadership role in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011.
msnbc.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
The leader of a group of 16 Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith lost his request Tuesday to be released from prison while he appeals his conviction and sentencing.
journal-news.com (1 month and 11 days ago)
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