{"id":37295,"date":"2026-06-05T21:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/37295\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:05:22","slug":"judge-issues-order-of-arrest-for-former-ky-gov-matt-bevin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/37295\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge issues order of arrest for former Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) – UPDATE: An order of arrest has been issued for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin.<\/p>\n

In the order, Judge Angela Johnson wrote that Bevin failed to produce required documents in a timely manner.<\/p>\n

The order states that \u201call peace officers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky\u201d are commanded to arrest Bevin.<\/p>\n

Bevin will serve 60 days in jail and pay a fine of $500, according to the order.<\/p>\n

Judge Johnson also denied a last minute motion from Bevin\u2019s side to get an extension to provide these documents. <\/p>\n

Earlier on Friday, Bevin released this statement:<\/p>\n

We love our son, Jonah, and want him to become the man God created him to be. That has never waivered from the moment he was adopted by our family when he was five years old.<\/p>\n

This case currently in Judge Johnson\u2019s court, is not a case about child support. Both Glenna and I have contributed fully to the financial well being and care of every one of our nine children and continue to do so for the sole child still in our home. There is no claim or demand by either of us for child support from the other.<\/p>\n

Supposedly, this case was to explore whether or not an adult (in this case, our son, Jonah) could sue their parents for divorce and\/or for retroactive child support which that adult believes they are entitled to. Understandably, this demand is not allowed by law in Kentucky or any state in America. Legal mayhem would ensue if it were allowed. The judge knows this. The appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Kentucky know this.<\/p>\n

Now, however, it appears to many that Judge Johnson is using her elected platform for partisan purposes that have no relation to the initial parameters of this case. The shift from examining potential need for retroactive child support, to what it has turned into today, which now seems singularly focused on finding some way to put me in jail, does nothing to resolve this case. It makes a mockery of Kentucky and our court system, and comes at a great cost to those families whose real cases keep getting pushed aside for a case in which no legal basis even exists.<\/p>\n

Many have wondered why, as Jonah\u2019s parents, we have never publicly responded to the false allegations that have been made against us. The reasons, despite our effort to have them handled privately, have now been forced by this judge and Jonah\u2019s attorneys to be publicly discussed in detail in her courtroom next month. We have tried repeatedly to have this case discussed in private for Jonah\u2019s sake. The judge has refused. So now, the truth of his behavioral health, substance abuse and criminal history will be played out for the self-serving purposes of those exploiting his vulnerabilities. This will not be good for Jonah, who we have always tried to protect.<\/p>\n

When this case is finally resolved, his family will still be right here, where we have been from the start; always available and willing to help Jonah do what is legally and personally right in his life. We hope and pray that day comes soon.<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL STORY: Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been ordered to submit a complete list of required financial documents, or face jail time. <\/p>\n

Bevin has to turn in the documents by noon, Friday. If he fails to do so, he will be sentenced to serve 60 days in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, and required to pay a $500 fine. <\/p>\n

\"WKYT<\/a><\/p>\n

This order to provide documents is part of an ongoing legal battle between Bevin and his ex-wife Glenna, and adopted son, Jonah. <\/p>\n

Bevin had previously been told he would need to provide financial information more than a year ago according to court documents, yet waited more than two months after being held in contempt of court before handing over the information. <\/p>\n

When the information was finally handed over, several pieces of information were reportedly missing. The court decided June 1 to grant Bevin a final extension to turn over the documents, or face the jail time and fine. <\/p>\n

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: <\/p>\n

Former Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin faced with another arrest warrant<\/a>Former Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin found in contempt of court; sentenced to jail or fine<\/a>Motion filed to find former Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin in contempt of court<\/a><\/p>\n

Documents say Bevin had been ordered to attend a May 29 sentencing hearing in person, which he attended via Zoom without prior permission. Bevin was reportedly reminded of this requirement two days before the hearing. <\/p>\n

Bevin was sentenced either 14 days incarceration or a $250 fine for failing to appear in court. He ultimately paid the fine. <\/p>\n

The court documents say that the ordered information and punishment for failing to submit it is not subject to appeal. <\/p>\n

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