Texarkana Gazette
November 21, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo lawyer asks courts for assistance in parents’ cases
Preparations for an initial hearing for 20 children taken this week from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries proceeded Thursday even as final custody hearings continued for six girls removed from the compound two months ago.
Texarkana Gazette
November 20, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Prisoner protests hearing testimonies
Tony Alamo issued a statement from jail Wednesday regarding witness testimony being heard this week in custody hearings for six girls removed on Sept. 20 from his ministry’s compound in Fouke.
Texarkana Gazette
November 20, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
100-plus Alamo children missing
Officials fear kids taken across state lines
Authorities said dozens of children missing from Tony Alamo ministries in Fouke and Fort Smith, Ark., listed on a court order may be out of the reach of child welfare agencies if they’ve been taken across state lines.
Fox 16
November 19, 2008
by: David Goins
DHS: 26 Alamo Children in Good Health
A judge in Texarkana is hearing testimony from witnesses to determine if four girls taken from the Tony Alamo compound will be released from state custody. At the same time 20 more children are now in state custody after allegations of abuse and neglect.
NWAnews
November 20, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Children in Alamo case still sought
TEXARKANA — State child protective services caseworkers spent Wednesday finding foster homes for the 20 children seized from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries while a search continued for other children who were missed during a sweep of Alamo properties.
The children, 11 boys and nine girls, were taken into protective custody Tuesday after Arkansas State Police officers and Department of Human Services caseworkers went to Alamo’s compound in Fouke and to more than a dozen Alamo-controlled homes and businesses in the Fort Smith area.
ArkLaTex
November 20, 2008
by: Karen Hopkins
Alamo Church Tour
ArkLaTex
November 19, 2008
by: Karen Hopkins
Alamo Families Speak
Texarkana Gazette
November 19, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe and Jim Williamson
20 more kids seized
17 children removed during traffic stop near Alamo compound in Fouke; 3 taken in courtroom
The Arkansas State Police stopped two Ford sport utility vehicles Tuesday inside the city limits of Texarkana, Ark., as they carried 17 children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark.
Texarkana Gazette
November 19, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Testimony continues in custody hearings
Three brothers were taken into state custody Tuesday after being sworn in as witnesses on behalf of their parents, followers of Tony Alamo, in a custody hearing concerning one of their sisters.
Today’s THV
November 19, 2008
Arkansas State Police executed court orders on properties owned by Tony Alamo’s church in Fort Smith and Fouke, Ark…
Arkansas Matters
November 18, 2008
Reported by: KARK 4 News
KATV7
November 18, 2008
Update: 20 Children Seized in Alamo Raids
Fouke – State officials have seized 20 children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, taking them into protective custody because they were allegedly abused and neglected.
Today’s THV
November 18, 2008
Posted By: Robert Bell
KSLA News
November 17, 2008
AP
Texarkana Gazette
November 18, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
A 14-year-old former Tony Alamo follower told a judge Monday she was showering about two years ago when Alamo placed a hand over her mouth and began to touch her.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
November 18, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
14-year-old tells court of Alamo’s touching
TEXARKANA — At a hearing on the custody status of two girls removed from Tony Alamo’s religious compound in southwest Arkansas, a 14-yearold girl testified that Alamo had touched her inappropriately, and an 18-year-old man described beatings at the hands of another church member.
ArkLaTex
November 17, 2008
by: Karen Hopkins
Custody Hearings Begin for Alamo Girls
Today’s THV
November 18, 2008
Posted By: Mike Duncan
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