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Ind. man gets 15 years in plot to rob Amish
BERNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne man who pleaded guilty in a plot to rob members of an Amish community has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Eighteen-year-old Alejandro Lopez was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison, with five years...Tags: Punishment, Theft, Trials
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Ohio Amish face unfamiliar life in federal prison
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women who have lived rural, self-sufficient lives surrounded by extended family and with little outside contact are facing regimented routines in a federal prison system where almost half of inmates are...
Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Hate Crimes, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice
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Most Ohio Amish appeal beard-cutting convictions
CLEVELAND (AP) — Amish convicted in hair- and beard-cutting hate crime attacks on fellow members of their faith in Ohio are lining up to appeal their convictions. By Tuesday, 10 of 16 defendants sentenced Feb. 8 in Cleveland federal court had...
Tags: Justice System, Hate Crimes, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants
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Ohio Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years
CLEVELAND (AP) — Denying he ran an Amish cult, the 67-year-old ringleader of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow members of his faith in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, while family members convicted of carrying out his orders...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Religion and Belief, Punishment, Judges
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Hungry and homeless line up for Hope Ministries meal
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- They came in the Notre Dame jackets and hoodies, Cubs hats, even a leather jacket. The smell of hot turkey and gravy and dressing permeated the small room. And people were definitely enjoying the fixin's. While in some ways this might...Tags: Thanksgiving, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Holidays, Politics
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Warsaw police nab man accused of driving drunk, deliberately hitting horse and Amish wagon
WSBT-TVWARSAW – Warsaw police have arrested the man accused of deliberately driving his car into a horse and Amish wagon this past weekend. The horse was killed in the hit-and-run near Walmart on Sheldon Street just north of U.S. 30 on the city’s... -
UPDATE: Amish teens say hit-and-run driver struck Buggy intentionally
WARSAW, Ind. – We have more information about a shocking hit-and-run crash in Warsaw over the weekend. The occupants of the buggy that was struck tell WSBT the driver intentionally swerved to hit them -- killing their horse and throwing them from...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Medical Procedures and Tests, Walmart
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Elkhart County sheriff teams with Amish community to reduce buggy crashes
WSBT-TVELKHART – It’s been a full year since a tragic accident near Middlebury killed two Amish children and injured three others. Now, Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers has unveiled a new partnership with members of the Amish community. On Labor...Tags: Middlebury, Accidental Death, Labor Day, Health and Safety at School
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2 men arrested after NE Indiana Amish attacks
BERNE, Ind. (AP) — Two Fort Wayne men have been arrested in connection with attacks on members of a northeastern Indiana Amish community. Adams County Sheriff Shane Rekeweg said Wednesday that formal charges of armed robbery and criminal...
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Ind. woman, 3 others charged in Amish attacks
BERNE, Ind. (AP) — Four northern Indiana residents are facing felony charges in connection with a series of attacks and robberies on local Amish traveling in horse-drawn buggies. Court documents allege that 42-year-old Michelle Rodriguez hatched...Tags: Theft
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Amish shunning is central to Ohio hate crime trial
CLEVELAND (AP) — In the stern, self-regulating world of the Amish, those who act out time and again by wearing the wrong clothing, going to movies or otherwise flaunting the church's doctrine can find themselves utterly alone. Fellow Amish in...Tags: State University of New York, Hate Crimes, Punishment, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jurors resume deliberations in Ohio Amish case
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jurors have begun a third day of deliberations in the trial of 16 people accused of hate crimes in hair- and beard-cutting attacks against their fellow Amish in Ohio. The jury started deliberations Thursday, resumed them Friday and...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Hate Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants
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