Judge orders former Gov. Matt Bevin to serve 60 days in Louisville jail

Glenna Bevin filed for divorce in 2023.

Jonah Bevin accused his parents of leaving him at a Jamaican facility for troubled teens.

The Jamaican facility was later shut down over abuse allegations.

Jonah Bevin sought retroactive child support from his parents.

Jonah Bevin is one of four children the Bevins adopted.

Matt and Glenna Bevin have nine children.

Matt Bevin, a Republican, served as Kentucky governor from 2015 to 2019.

Bevin told Judge Johnson he needed more time because he did not have traditional streams of income.

Bevin repeatedly skipped hearings he was ordered to attend in person.

Judge Johnson found Bevin in contempt on May 29 after he did not attend a hearing in person.

Bevin appeared over Zoom from a Maine property he said had been damaged by a boulder.

Johnson ordered his arrest with an option to avoid jail by paying a $250 fine and turning over financial documents.

Bevin paid the fine.

Johnson denied a request for more time to produce the records.

Johnson issued an arrest warrant on June 5 after Bevin missed the deadline to provide financial records.

The active warrant was for failing to turn over financial records in the child-support case.

The case is an ongoing child-support matter involving Bevin's adopted son, Jonah Bevin.

A caller reported Bevin's location on a movie set to dispatch.

Paris-Bourbon County dispatch received the call around 5:30 p.m.

Bevin was arrested on a movie set in Paris, Kentucky.

Bevin was participating as a featured extra on the shoot.

The production was Great American Family's upcoming feature The Greatest Christmas Gift.

Houstondale farm owner Jessica Mohr said Bevin was a featured extra on the set.

Bevin was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 3.

Bourbon County sheriff's deputies took Bevin into custody.

Bourbon County Sheriff Tony Asbury confirmed the arrest.

Sheriff Tony Asbury said Bevin was very cooperative.

Bevin was taken to the Bourbon-Nicholas County Jail before transfer to Louisville.

Bevin was booked into Louisville Metro Corrections.

Bevin's charge is contempt of court for resisting a court order.

Bevin appeared Sept. 4 in Jefferson Family Court.

Bevin appeared in an orange Louisville Metro Corrections jumpsuit.

Bevin's attorney said sitting in the Jefferson County jail is a nightmare because Bevin is a target of abuse there.

Jonah Bevin's attorney said Bevin had been a fugitive for months rather than complying with court orders.

Jonah Bevin's lawyers said Bevin should be treated like every other citizen and should not get a special handout.

Judge Johnson said Bevin had demonstrated a complete disregard and utter disrespect for the court.

Johnson said Bevin had done nothing to show he was willing to act in good faith.

Judge Angela Johnson ordered former Gov. Matt Bevin to serve 60 days in jail.

Johnson denied bond.

Bevin was sent back to jail after the hearing.

Johnson said she may consider some relief after 30 days if Bevin shows improvement.

The sentence is appealable.

Jonah Bevin said the sad reality is that adoption is supposed to be forever.

Jonah Bevin said the case makes clear his parents have not felt that kind of love for him in a long time.