TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio —

Officials are calling it a "spiritual delusion" following the drowning deaths of a father and his 4-year-old son in northeast Ohio.

It all happened over the weekend at a lake in Tuscarawas County, south of Akron.

According to the sheriff, the incident was "intentional" and they expect the mother to be charged with aggravated murder in the death of her child.

"I think this was a husband very devoted to his wife, I think they were also devoted to the Bible and that just manifested itself incorrectly," Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell said.

Campbell said the family is part of the Holmes County Amish Community and was visiting Atwood Lake when it all took place.

Authorities were called to the area around 10:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a woman drivin

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