he said in OP that he had the battery tested at autozone and that it is bad
are you suggesting he does this with a bad battery?
not necessarily, i mean if he gets a new battery he should do that test. Or attempt to charge his current battery before running the car with it in, and then do the test. I just have a sneaking suspicion that his alt is bad. He could even remove the alt and have it tested, but that's probably a bit more work.