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Kentucky's Court of Appeals ordered former Gov. Matt Bevin released from a 60-day jail sentence for contempt, staying the sentence while he pursues his appeal and arguing the punishment did not allow him a purge of contempt and that continued confinement could be an unlawful injury; the arrest and confinement stem from missed hearings in a civil child-support case and disputes over producing records.
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested on contempt of court for repeatedly failing to submit financial records in a divorce and retroactive child-support case involving his adopted son, Jonah Bevin. A warrant was issued after he missed court orders and hearings, and he is being held in Jefferson County jail with potential jail time and fines outlined by the judge.
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin was arrested in Paris, Kentucky, by Bourbon County deputies on a Jefferson County bench warrant for contempt of court over undisclosed financial documents in his divorce/child-support case; he was booked into the Louisville Metro Detention Center and charged with resisting a court order after reportedly being on a Christian film set.
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was issued an arrest warrant after again failing to appear in person for a Jefferson County Family Court hearing in his divorce and child-support case; Bevin claimed a 'very large boulder' blocked him from attending, but Judge Angela Johnson sentenced him to 14 days in jail unless he pays a $250 fine and warned of further penalties if he does not provide the court with requested financial documents ahead of next week’s proceedings. The case also involves Bevin’s 19-year-old adopted son Jonah, who seeks financial support amid allegations, and follows prior contempt findings and moves to appoint a special judge that were ultimately denied.