Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin sentenced to jail for contempt of court

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was sentenced to 60 days in jail by a Jefferson County judge on Tuesday, stemming from being held in contempt for failing to turn over financial records in a legal dispute with his estranged son.

“Your arrest warrant will be issued today,” said Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson in a hearing Tuesday, according to the Kentucky Lantern.

Bevin had been ordered to appear in person for the hearing, but instead attended by Zoom video, as he had told the judge he was traveling back to Kentucky after attending the funeral of the father of Glenna Bevin, his ex-wife, in Oklahoma. Bevin did not disclose his exact location…

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