Overview
- Court records identify Bradford James Hosler, 33, of Canton, as facing kidnapping, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary charges in the Oct. 9 attack.
- Investigators say three suspects targeted the Amish family at both their home and business on Newcomb Road in Middlefield Township.
- Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand and Prosecutor Jim Flaiz set a 1 p.m. briefing in Chardon to outline charges that include aggravated armed robbery, attempted child abduction and felonious assault.
- Detectives linked Hosler to the scene using GPS data from his post-release monitoring and arrested him Friday night, according to court filings.
- The family reported threats, repeated stun gun use and an attempted theft of a generator, with further information on additional suspects expected at the briefing.