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NWAnews
January 30, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo-case mom freed after week behind bars
TEXARKANA – After spending more than a week in jail for refusing to answer questions about a video posted on a Web site, a member of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries on Thursday earned her freedom – and a $1,000 fine.
Texarkana Gazette
January 30, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
To get out of jail, Alamo member must pay $1,000
A Tony Alamo Christian Ministries church member who was jailed earlier this month for refusing to answer questions during custody proceedings can now buy her freedom for $1,000, ruled Circuit Judge Joe Griffin Thursday.
Texarkana Gazette
January 30, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Judge to determine if Alamo follower can be held for trial
55-year-old faces two child abuse charges
Today a judge in California will decide if enough probable cause exists to hold a man with ties to Tony Alamo Christian Ministries until he can be tried on 21-year-old child abuse charges.
Mercury News
January 29, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer
1988 abuse case involving Alamo resurfaces
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Tony Alamo’s voice crackled from a speakerphone as four people prepared to beat him on the evangelist’s behalf, Jeremiah Justin Miller recalled in court.
NWAnews
January 28, 2009
BY CHARLIE FRAGO
Lack of power hurt inquiry, state says
A state Board of Health with clearly defined subpoena powers might have been able to investigate an illegal mattress-selling operation connected to jailed minister Tony Alamo, an agency attorney told a state House of Representatives panel Tuesday.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
January 24, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Man jailed on charges in prior Alamo case
The number of jailed Tony Alamo Christian Ministries followers rose last week when authorities in California jailed a man on a 20-year-old warrant alleging child abuse.
In: 2000-2007
40/29 TV
January 24, 2009
Alleged Alamo Accomplice Arrested
Douglas Christopher Taken Into Custody In California
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A man accused of beating of an 11-year-old boy at a Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Saugus, Calif., has been arrested.
In: 2000-2007
NWAnews
January 22, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Pare Alamo ties to get kids back, parents told
TEXARKANA – Citing a history of underage marriages and beatings for violations of church rules, a judge ruled Wednesday that the parents of 21 children removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries must move off church property and find jobs outside the ministry if they hope to regain custody of their children.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
January 21, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Follower of Alamo ministries jailed for contempt
Staff photo by Lynn LaRowe Miller County Circuit Judge Joe Griffin found a third member of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in contempt of court Tuesday during a hearing at the Miller County Juvenile Court Center.
In: 2000-2007
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.
In: 2000-2007
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.
In: 2000-2007
Trip to the Outhouse
January 19, 2009
Even More Evangelist Preachers Arrested on Sex Charges; Tony Alamo Trial Set for May; Ted Haggard Looking “Haggard”, Promoting HBO Documentary
In September, I posted about the arrest of TV evangelist Tony Alamo for transporting minors across state lines for the purpose of sexual exploitations.
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.
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.
In: 2000-2007
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.
In: 2000-2007
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.
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.
In: 2000-2007
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.
In: 2000-2007
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.
In: 2000-2007
