1/14/11 – Tony Alamo ‘Enforcer’ Found Dead
KSPR – ABC (Springfield, Missouri)
January 14, 2011
Alicia Agent, Web Producer
Tony Alamo ‘Enforcer’ Found Dead
A man connected to convicted child molester and evangelist Tony Alamo has been found dead after Fort Smith police had been searching for him for two years.
John Erwin Kolbeck [Kolbek], 51, often referred to as Alamo’s “enforcer,” was found dead Thursday by authorities in Louisa, Kentucky. Sgt. Daniel Grubbs says the police department received the information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kolbeck [Kolbek] was identified through tattoos and fingerprints. Sgt. Grubbs says at this time investigators believe he died of natural causes.
Kolbeck [Kolbek] was wanted in Fort Smith on two outstanding felony warrants for Battery 2nd Degree and Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. Kolbeck [Kolbek] had been featured on America’s Most Wanted several times.