US EditionAmish mother Ruth Miller pleads not guilty by insanity for aggravated murder of 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake
Ruth Miller, facing multiple charges including aggravated murder, is held without bond following the drowning deaths amid a reported mental health crisis, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, Ruth R. Miller, 40-year-old Amish woman, appeared for arraignment in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity; Judge Michael J. Ernest ordered she remain held until bond hearing.
- On Aug. 23, deputies responded after Ruth Miller drove a golf cart into Atwood Lake with herself and three children; her son and husband were recovered after nearly 24 hours, she told officers she 'gave him to God.'
- Court records list Miller faces two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of domestic violence, and one count of child endangerment; she was booked into Tuscarawas County Jail after her September 1 discharge.
- Prosecutors urged the court to deny bond and impose a no-contact order with Miller's other children , seeking to keep her jailed while she awaits trial, facing aggravated murder counts with potential life terms.
- The Holmes County Amish community is still reeling as mental-health evaluations and potential Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity defense move forward; attorney Ian N. Friedman said Ruth Miller suffered a severe mental ailment.
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Ohio Amish mom charged with murder in 4-year-old son's death pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, after saying God told her to throw child into lake
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJW) -- A local Amish woman indicted on murder charges following the deaths of her 4-year-old son and 45-year-old husband pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Monday. Last week, a grand jury indicted Ruth Miller, 40, of Millersburg, on seven counts, including aggravated murder, endangering children and domestic violence. Ruth Miller. Photo courtesy Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office Miller sat quietly during an arraig…
Eerie bodycam footage shows the Amish mother accused of drowning her 4-year-old son telling cops she ‘gave him to God’
Disturbing body cam footage shows Amish mother Ruth Miller eerily telling police she gave her 4-year-old son "to God" and that the "end is close" after drowning him in an Ohio lake.
Amish mom accused of drowning child pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
The 40-year-old woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son was seen in court Monday and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Ruth Miller, the woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. (Scripps News Cleveland) Ruth Miller was arraigned for a murder charge after allegedly drowning her son in Atwood Lake last month. During Monday’s arraignment, prosecutors requested that Miller be denied bail and a …
Amish mother Ruth Miller pleads not guilty by insanity for aggravated murder of 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake
Ruth Miller pleads not guilty by insanity for charges in her son's drowning at Atwood Lake, as she faces multiple charges in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court.
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