Five Amish families have had hair or beards cut in attacks in recent weeks. Oct. 8, 2011 — -- Amish people in eastern Ohio are being attacked by having their hair and beards cut off, possibly by ...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An elderly Amish man was attacked by his own son, who a sheriff said cut the man's hair and beard in the latest incident in a breakaway Amish community. The victim told the ...

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Seven men from an Amish splinter group in Ohio were arrested on federal hate crimes charges on Wednesday, accused of involvement in humiliating attacks on fellow Amish involving ...

TOLEDO, Ohio -- A breakaway Amish group accused of settling a score by carrying out hair-cutting attacks against members of their faith moved into the hills of eastern Ohio two decades ago following a ...

FBI agents raided the compound of an eastern Ohio Amish group Wednesday morning, arresting seven men on federal hate crime charges. Authorities said the men were behind a string of attacks on members ...

An Ohio Amish sect leader was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the beard- and hair-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011, NBC News reported.

CINCINNATI -- Attorneys for a group of Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith are arguing that the group's conviction, ...

(Reuters) - Three men from an Amish splinter group facing hate crime charges over beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio waived their right to a hearing on Friday and will remain behind bars.