Woman charged in Lawrence County after group destroys Amish buggy, burns residence

A woman faces charges in Lawrence County, accused of three felonies and a misdemeanor after an Amish-owned residence was burned and a buggy destroyed and thrown in a creek.
 
The probable cause statement does not specifically accuse the woman, Rachel Klemp, of setting the residence ablaze, but it does state that she was among the group that did so.
 
According to court documents, on July 18, a Lawrence County conservation agent came across a group of people attempting to pull an Amish buggy out of a creek. The agent notes that the buggy appeared to be destroyed; he estimated the cost of the damage between $13,000 and $14,000. The buggy was allegedly damaged with knives and a sledgehammer.
 
A witness told him that in the previous night, someone had burned a residence owned by an Amish person. At another Amish residence, a group had stolen the buggy and pulled it down the road with a UTV. At the address the buggy was stolen, the group also stole a skid steer, driving it through a garden, destroying it, documents say.
 
Following this, the agent received the names of four people who were believed to be responsible for the crimes: Levi Boggs, Justin Sullivan, Jason Sullivan, Jimmie Huff, and Rachel (Huff) Klemp. One additional person was acknowledged as part of the group but was identified as Witness 2 in the report.
 
On July 21, authorities received information that the group drove into a cornfield for about a quarter of a mile, causing crop damage.
 
That same day, the agent was forwarded a voicemail between Jimmie Huff and a member of the Amish community. In the voicemail, Levi Boggs and Jimmie Huff discuss stealing a buggy and a skid steer.
 
Witness 2 allegedly admitted in an interview with authorities that Klemp was among the group when the crimes were committed. The witness told law enforcement that they were not present when the house was set alight, but Boggs stated either "I should have torched the house" or “I want to torch a house.” Justin Sullivan told law enforcement that Boggs had a disagreement with a member of the Amish community and wanted to retaliate, mentioning that they should go burn the Amish house.
 
Documents state that a house was burned to the ground along with a second structure containing a mower.
 
Justin Sullivan confirmed the group stole the buggy and skid steer. He said they dragged the buggy on its side to a concrete bridge north of the Spring River, trying to swing it into mailboxes along the way. Witness 2 said they tried to set the buggy on fire before they lifted and threw it into the river below. They also allegedly shot a Roman candle at the buggy once it was in the water.
 
Justin Sullivan also told authorities Klemp spray-painted graffiti on an Amish property and that the group had smashed ceiling fans on the porch, broken lights in a barn, and broken windows on a residence.
 
 
After a search of the residence associated with Klemp in August, authorities recovered a sledgehammer, a gas can, and a piece of a buggy, along with several cellphones.
 
Klemp will appear in court on charges of first-degree property damage, first-degree harassment, second-degree burglary, and first-degree trespassing on Dec. 14. No other members of the group have been charged to this point.