Judge denies bail for Amish mother Ruth Miller, indicted for aggravated murder of 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake

Bail denied for woman whose 4-year-old son drowned after she tossed him in Atwood Lake

A Tuscarawas County judge refused to allow Ruth Miller, accused of killing her son, 4, in August from posting bond.

Bond denied for Amish mother accused of killing 4-year-old son during a ‘spiritual delusion’

Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell said Ruth Miller drowned her son, Vincen Miller, at Atwood Lake.

Amish Mom Ruth Miller's Bond Hearing: Judge Makes Decision

Judge Michael J. Ernest makes a decision on Amish mom, Ruth Miller’s bond hearing. Miller has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges she murdered her 4-year-old son, who drowned in an Ohio lake. (9/29/25)

Judge denies bail for Amish mother Ruth Miller, indicted for aggravated murder of 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake

Ruth Miller pleaded 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.

Ohio Amish woman accused in son's drowning death denied bail - Farm and Dairy

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — A judge ruled that a Millersburg Amish woman will remain jailed without bail after a Tuscarawas County grand jury indicted her earlier this month on charges including aggravated murder in the drowning death of her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake Park and Campground on Aug. 23. At an evidentiary hearing on Sept. 29, Detective Captain Adam Fisher testified that 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who he said was in the midst of a menta…

Judge denies bail for mother accused of drowning her child at Atwood - WJER Radio 100.9FM & 1450AM

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Amish mother accused of drowning her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake on Aug. 23 will remain in jail after a judge denied her attorney’s request for bail. Judge Michael Ernest at a hearing Monday said 40-year-old Ruth Miller will stay in the Tuscarawas County Jail. Sheriff’s officials say she told them she threw her son into the lake as an offering to God. “You listened in this case to what you believed God was telling you to…