AMISH ROBBERY PLEA
ONE OF THE MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBING THE HOME OF AN AMISH FAMILY IN NORTHEAST OHIO IS NOW PLEADING GUILTY.
BRADFORD HOSLER, DESCRIBED AS THE PRIMARY SUSPECT, GAINED ACCESS TO THE FAMILY'S HOME BY PRETENDING TO BE A CUSTOMER OF THEIR BUSINESS. PROSECUTORS SAY HE AND TWO OTHERS RANSACKED THE HOUSE, AND HELD A MAN AND HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SON HOSTAGE. HOSLER HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, AND KIDNAPPING. AT THE TIME HE WAS ON PAROLE AND WEARING A G-P-S MONITOR THAT PLACED HIM AT THE SCENE. A SENTENCING DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET.