12/11/10 – (AMERICA’S MOST WANTED) TV Fugitive Show To Feature John Kolbek, Alamo Follower
Times Record
December 11, 2010
TV Fugitive Show To Feature Alamo Follower
John Kolbeck, [correct spelling is Kolbek] a fugitive wanted for his alleged involvement in the 2008 beating of a teenage boy who was a member of Alamo Christian Ministries, will be featured on an episode of “America’s Most Wanted” at 8 p.m. today.
The program airs locally on Fox affiliate KFTA-TV, Channel 27.
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Kolbek, 51, is wanted in Sebastian County for second-degree battery and is wanted by the FBI on a federal warrant alleging unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
The America’s Most Wanted segment about Kolbek has aired twice previously.
Police say Kolbek helped keep evangelist Tony Alamo’s church followers in line by brutally beating them.
Kolbek’s family belonged to the Alamo organization, and he is the father of an 8-year-old girl Alamo is said to have married.
Alamo is serving a 175-year federal prison sentence for transporting minors over state lines for sex.