Lawyer has 90 days to find alleged Alamo enforcer

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LITTLE ROCK — A federal judge has given a lawyer who filed a civil lawsuit against Tony Alamo 90 days to find a man alleged to have worked as an enforcer for the jailed evangelist.

U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes issued an order Wednesday setting the deadline for finding John Erwin Kolbeck.

The lawsuit by Seth Calagna and Spencer Ondrisek names Kolbeck and Alamo as defendants. The suit claims the two suffered beatings and abuse as teenagers in the church by Kolbeck on Alamo's orders. The two are seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

Kolbeck faces a battery charge over the allegations and is wanted on federal and state felony warrants. Fort Smith police say they've received no tips on his whereabouts.

Alamo remains in jail awaiting a May trial on federal charges that he took girls across state lines for sex.

This article was published March 18, 2009 at 11:55 a.m.

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