GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio — Geauga County authorities say three men targeted an Amish family in Middlefield Township in a violent robbery that involved physical assault, stun guns and threats against an 8-year-old child
The main suspect, identified as 33-year-old Bradford Hosler of Canton, is now in custody.
Geauga County Sheriff Scott A. Hildenbrand described the crime during a press conference on Tuesday as “particularly disturbing.”
“I just want to start out with the fact that this crime in our town is particularly disturbing. The fact that these people, these bad guys, these slugs, who don't have jobs, who come into our county and expect to victimize the Amish community, is horrendous,” Hildenbrand said during a press conference.
Sheriff Hildenbrand also addressed rumors suggesting th