Texarkana Gazette
May 30, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Motions filed to deny Alamo lawyer access to DHS files and depositions
The Arkansas Department of Human Services filed a bevy of motions Friday accusing the agency of harassment and civil rights violations in the removal of children from Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.
Texarkana Gazette
May 29, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo team attacks tactics of DHS
From a quaint little house on the Arkansas side of Texarkana, advocates for Tony Alamo Christian Ministries discuss strategy, build witness lists and prepare legal documents for a federal civil lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Human Services.
Log Cabin Democrat
May 28, 2009
Associated Press
Attorney leaves Alamo defense team
California attorney Danny Davis, who defended Alamo on 1988 abuse charges and took on Alamo’s latest case in March, is no longer working on Alamo’s defense against federal child sex-related charges.
Texarkana Gazette
May 28, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Lawyer expects activity in Alamo civil case
The attorney representing Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in a civil lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Human Services expects a flurry of activity in the case over the next several days.
Texarkana Gazette
May 28, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Man accused of violating his probation
A former Tony Alamo associate sentenced to federal probation in January for selling counterfeit CD labels was back in court Wednesday because of similar accusations.
NWANews
May 28, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo defender asking to withdraw
Less than two weeks after winning a delay in jailed evangelist Tony Alamo’s trial on sex charges, Alamo’s lead defense attorney told prosecutors he plans to withdraw from the case, a spokesman for the Western District of Arkansas’ U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday.
Attorney Danny Davis of Beverly Hills, Calif., faxed a letter to prosecutors early last week saying he would no longer be representing Alamo, whose given name is Bernie Lazar Hoffman, assistant U.S. attorney Chris Plumlee said. The letter didn’t give a reason, Plumlee said.
Texarkana Gazette
May 27, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Lawyer leaves Alamo defense team
Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo has once again made some changes to the team of lawyers who will defend him against sexual abuse charges in a federal courtroom in July.
WXVT 15
May 27, 2009
Associated Press
Attorney leaves Alamo defense team
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) – 1 of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo’s lawyers has left his defense team.
Texarkana Gazette
May 21, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
9 Alamo Christian Ministries members to testify in July
Nine former members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries will testify in July that a church member facing child abuse charges in California actively evaded authorities, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
Mercury News
May 21, 2009
The Associated Press
9 ex-Alamo group members to testify
TEXARKANA, Ark.—Nine former members of Tony Alamo’s ministry are to testify in a proceeding in California that an Alamo member wanted for child abuse hid from police.
Texarkana Gazette
May 15, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Sex offender pleads guilty for violating registry laws
A convicted sex offender who was arrested on Tony Alamo Christian Ministries property pleaded guilty Thursday to violating federal sex offender registration laws.
Texarkana Gazette
May 14, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Human Services responds to Alamo ministry’s lawsuit
The Arkansas Department of Human Services says a lawsuit filed against its administrators by Tony Alamo Christian Ministries is just an attempt to involve a federal court in state custody cases.
KDBC News
May 14, 2009
Associated Press
Alamo follower pleads guilty to federal charge
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) – A follower of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of failing to register as a sex offender.
NWANews
May 14, 2009
Man facing charge in Alamo case freed
A man with ties to the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries has been released from jail while he awaits trial on a child-abuse charge in a 1988 beating at the ministry’s compound in Saugus, Calif., a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Tuesday.
Douglas Christopher, 55, had been jailed in lieu of $100,000 bond since his arrest Jan. 20 in the beating of 11-year-old Jeremiah Justin Miller.
Texarkana Gazette
May 12, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo Christian Ministries follower leaves jail
A Tony Alamo Christian Ministries member facing child abuse charges in connection with the alleged beating of a 12-year-old in 1987 was released from a California jail Monday.
Texarkana Gazette
May 9, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo has a new trial date. Jury selection will begin July 13 for the evangelist who is accused of bringing young girls across state lines for sex.
Texarkana Gazette
May 8, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo’s criminal trial has been rescheduled for July 13.
Today’sTHV
May 8, 2009
The Associated Press
Judge Moves Tony Alamo Trial To July
A federal judge has delayed the trial for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo until July.
NWANews
May 7, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo follower in N.J. regains custody of son, attorney says
An 11-year-old boy who spent five months in foster care will return home to his father, a member of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries who lives in New Jersey, after a judge found no evidence the boy had been abused or neglected, the father’s attorney said Wednesday.
NWANews
May 7, 2009
Prosecutors object to Alamo trial delay
Prosecutors Wednesday asked a federal judge to reject a request to delay evangelist Tony Alamo’s May 18 trial, saying court officials have already summoned more than 240 potential jurors to report for duty and have issued subpoenas to dozens of witnesses across the country.
Responding to the request for a postponement by Alamo’s defense attorneys, prosecutors also asked U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes to declare that case has “special importance” and should be expedited under a federal law designed to minimize stress on child victims.
