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Man Admits to Targeting Amish and Old Order Mennonite Homes in Burglary Spree

July 14, 2014

East Earl, Pennsylvania - An East Earl man admitted to burglarizing more than a dozen local homes, most of the targets being Plain-sect properties.

Lewis B. Knight, 29, pleaded guilty to 14 burglaries in at least four eastern Lancaster County jurisdictions while supporting a drug habit earlier this year.

Most of the victims were Amish or Old Order Mennonite, according to police.

Knight pleaded to numerous felonies and misdemeanors regarding the spree that ended when his car got stuck in a victim’s driveway.

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