Lester Mullet , 26 , Johnny Mullet , 38 , and Levi Miller , 53 , were arrested last Friday in Jefferson County , Abdalla said . The five Amish men faced kidnapping and burglary charges . The men belong to an extremist religious group , local sheriff says . Suspects related to the group 's leader , Pastor Sam Mullet . They were directed against Amish identity , notably custom of letting hair grow .
The five Amish men faced kidnapping and burglary charges . The men belong to an extremist religious group , local sheriff says . Suspects related to the group 's leader , Pastor Sam Mullet . They were directed against Amish identity , notably custom of letting hair grow .