Bodycam: Amish mother accused of drowning son says she 'gave him to God'

Amish mother indicted by grand jury in ‘spiritual delusion’ drowning death of 4-year-old son

A Tuscarawas County Grand Jury has indicted an Amish mother accused of drowning her young son.

Bodycam: Amish mother accused of drowning son says she ‘gave him to God’

An Amish woman in Ohio accused of purposefully drowning her 4-year-old son in a lake said she “gave him to God,” officer body camera footage shows.

‘I gave him to God’: Amish mother indicted on murder in son’s death at Atwood Lake

The local Amish woman charged with murder is due to appear in court on Friday following the deaths of her 4-year-old son and 45-year-old husband.

WATCH BODYCAM: Ohio Amish mother charged with murder after saying God told her to throw 4-year-old son into lake and causing death to husband

UPDATE (WTRF): Tuscarawas County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Styer announced that the Tuscarawas County Grand Jury has indicted Ruth R. Miller, 40, of Millersburg, Ohio.  The seven-count indictment includes a count of Aggravated Murder regarding her four-year-old son. The indictment also includes one count of Murder and Felonious Assault regarding the same four-year-old son.  It also includes one count of Child Endangering regarding her 15-year-ol…

Bodycam: Amish mother accused of drowning son says she 'gave him to God'

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) - An Amish woman in Ohio accused of purposefully drowning her 4-year-old son in a lake said she "gave him to God," officer body camera footage shows. It was on August 23 that park rangers and sheriff’s deputies in Tuscarawas County were called to Atwood Lake Park after witnesses reported that a woman, 40-year-old Ruth Miller of Millersburg, intentionally drove a golf cart into the lake. Three of Miller’s children we…

Grand jury indicts Millersburg woman for son’s drowning death - WJER Radio 100.9FM & 1450AM

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 5, 2025)  – A grand jury has now indicted the mother jailed for the drowning death of her four-year-old son at Atwood Lake on August 23rd. The charges in the new seven-count indictment against 40-year-old Ruth Miller of Millersburg include aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, endangering children, and two counts of domestic violence. Authorities say the latter charges are in connection to driving a golf ca…