Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Arrested on Contempt Charges

<p>Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin was arrested on contempt-of-court charges in central Kentucky and booked into Louisville’s Jefferson County jail on Thursday evening.</p> <p>Bevin had a live bench warrant against him after a Jefferson County judge found him in contempt of court for failing to turn over his financial records in his divorce and child support proceedings.</p> <p>Bourbon County law enforcement arrested Bevin on Thursday while he was in Paris, Kentucky, working as an extra in a Christmas movie being filmed on a horse farm about 20 miles outside Lexington, according to Louisville Public Media.</p> <p>The Republican politician served as governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019, before losing his reelection bid to current Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY).</p> <p>Bevin’s arrest stems from a court battle over his 2023 divorce from his ex-wife, Glenna Bevin, and a proceeding over whether the two owe their estranged, adopted son, Jonah Bevin, 19, child support.</p> <p>In late July, Matt Bevin skipped an in-person hearing in the child support case while his warrant stood, unsuccessfully attempting to join the hearing over Zoom. The hearing was the latest in-person court meeting he missed.</p> <p>While Glenna Bevin complied with the court and turned over her financial statements in the case, Matt Bevin did not, leading the Louisville-area family court judge to issue a warrant in June.</p> <p>Jefferson County family court judge Angela Johnson issued the warrant on the condition that Matt Bevin would be booked for 60 days unless he turns over a $500 fine and all of the court-requested financial documents, according to the Kentucky Lantern.</p> <p>Matt Bevin has not run for public office since he lost his 2019 re-election bid to Beshear by a 0.4 percentage-point margin.</p>