NWAnews
January 21, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Judge upholds taking of Alamo church kids
TEXARKANA – A judge on Tuesday upheld the removal of 18 children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, saying the children were endangered by the ministry’s history of punishing misbehavior with beatings and of allowing underage marriages.
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NWAnews
January 19, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Followers offer a peek into Alamo compound
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN Tony Alamo Christian Ministries follower Richard Ondrisek shows a bedroom shared by three boys in a home in Texarkana owned by the church and shared by several families.
FOUKE – In the courtyard of the house that provided living quarters for Tony Alamo, along with several women and girls, is an in-ground swimming pool, a colorful carousel and a pen with two ponies.
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NWAnews
January 16, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Mother in contempt over kids, judge says
TEXARKANA – Another member of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was found in contempt of court and ordered jailed Thursday after she refused to say where three of her children are.
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In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
January 16, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Another Alamo parent jailed for contempt
Another follower of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was jailed Thursday when she refused to disclose the whereabouts of three of her children to a Miller County circuit judge.
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NWAnews
January 15, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Talk or stay in jail, judge warns father
A member of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries who refused to reveal the whereabouts of two of his children will remain in jail until he provides the information “or until I have a change of heart,” a judge said Wednesday.
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Texarkana Gazette
January 15, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Judge: Father must tell kids’ whereabouts
The number of sign-carrying Tony Alamo Christian Ministries followers dwindled to just a few Wednesday outside the building in downtown Texarkana where custody hearings for 23 children are being held.
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In: 2000-2007
The Associated Press
January 14, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Ark. official: Kids in Alamo case are being hidden
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Parents or followers of a jailed evangelist have been hiding children sought by state welfare officials, the state director of human resources said Wednesday.
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Texarkana Gazette
January 14, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Police arrest sex offender
Man accused of violating federal law
A convicted sex offender was arrested Tuesday on Tony Alamo Christian Ministries property in Fort Smith, Ark., for violating a federal sex offender registration law.
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NWAnews
January 14, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Dad’s silence in Alamo case earns him jail
TEXARKANA – The father of a boy who was removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was held in contempt of court and jailed Tuesday evening after he refused to say where his two other children are.
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Texarkana Gazette
January 14, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Radio host joins protest
Internet radio talk show host Tom Friess of Perry, Iowa, broadcasts his show Tuesday morning from in front of the Miller County Juvenile Court Center in Texarkana, Ark. He and members of the church are protesting the custody hearings of 23 children following a September raid at the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark.
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KATV
January 14, 2009
The Associated Press
Judge Pushes Alamo Trial Back a Week
Texarkana – A federal judge has delayed the trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo another week, saying the court had a scheduling conflict.
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KTBS 3
January 12, 2009
By Julie Parr
Alamo supporters protest state custody hearings
Testimony got underway today in the custody hearings of 23 children taken from the Tony Alamo compound.
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Pine Bluff Commercial
January 12, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Judge issues gag order in Alamo custody hearings
TEXARKANA, Ark. – The judge overseeing a hearing for 23 children taken from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries issued a gag order Monday, barring those involved from talking publicly about what is likely the largest child custody case in Arkansas history.
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Texarkana Gazette
January 12, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Final custody hearings today
Testimony closed during inquiry for 23 children of Alamo followers
Today a Miller County circuit judge will begin final custody hearings for 23 children taken from followers of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in November and December.
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Texarkana Gazette
January 12, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Time running out to serve Kolbek
Plaintiffs ask court for extension
Two former Tony Alamo Christian Ministries followers who filed a civil lawsuit naming the jailed evangelist and an on-the-lam associate as defendants have filed a motion for more time to serve the fugitive with notice he is being sued.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
KATV
January 12, 2008
The Associated Press
Judge to Decide Fate of Ministry Children
Texarkana – The judge overseeing a custody hearing for 23 children taken from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries says court proceedings to decide whether the children should stay with the state could last as long as two weeks.
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WXVT
January 11, 2009
The Associated Press
Judge to decide fate of Ark. ministry children
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) – A judge will decide the fate of 23 children removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries on allegations of beatings and sexual abuse. Circuit Judge Joe Griffin begins a hearing tomorrow in Texarkana that is expected to last at least a week. Griffin will decide whether the children, who were removed from the ministry in November and December, should remain in foster care, go to live with relatives outside the ministry or be allowed to return to their parents.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
NWAnews
January 9, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Ex-Alamo follower gets home detention
TEXARKANA, Texas – A man who once described himself as an associate pastor of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was sentenced Thursday to six months of home detention and two years of probation for selling fake Nikes and CDs with counterfeit labels at his store in Texarkana, Texas.
The charges against Leslie Ray “Buster” White, 58, stem from a March 1, 2007, raid by the FBI on The Great American Outlet Mall, a discount store that sells everything from furniture to toys to canned goods.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Texarkana Gazette
January 9, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Parents ordered to remove Web video
Video shows interview with girl about Alamo, church
A judge has ordered two loyal Tony Alamo followers to take immediate steps to have a videotape of their daughter speaking with a forensic interviewer removed from the Internet.
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