Alamo receives 175 years in jail

Defense pleads for ‘more humane’ sentence for client

By: Lynn LaRowe - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Tony Alamo answers questions from reporters Friday outside the courthouse in downtown Texarkana, Ark., shortly after he received 175 years in a federal prison from U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes of the Western District of Arkansas.

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Gene “CUDA” Leslie of Texarkana, Texas, vice president of the Texarkana, Texas, chapter of the Bikers Against Child Abuse, stands outside the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Ark. About 35 BACA members from four states attended the sentencing of Tony Alamo.

Tony Alamo was sentenced to a 175-year prison term Friday, ending any hope of freedom for the convicted sex offender and evangelist.

“This court believes you should be incarcerated in a federal prison for the rest of your natural life,” U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes told Alamo. “Some d...

Published: 11/14/2009