A Tony Alamo follower was found in contempt of court, arrested and jailed during custody proceedings Tuesday for failing to reveal the whereabouts of two of his children.

“He hid the kids out with knowledge of the court order,” said Circuit Judge Joe Griffin as he left the Miller County Juvenile Court Center in downtown Texarkana after dusk. “I gave him a means by which he could purge his contempt.”

The man, led from court in handcuffs just a few minutes before Griffin emerged, apparently didn’t take the judge up on his offer.

One of the man’s children was ...

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