Overview
- Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson on Tuesday sentenced Bevin to 60 days in jail and issued an arrest warrant after he appeared by Zoom instead of in person, saying he was returning from a funeral in Oklahoma.
- Bevin can avoid jail by posting a $500 cash bond and submitting unredacted tax returns, bank statements, and income records, including documentation tied to eight business interests such as his reported 31% stake in Neuronetrix Solutions.
- The contempt ruling stems from a child-support dispute brought by his adopted son, Jonah, who alleges past physical and emotional abuse and abandonment at a Jamaican facility and previously obtained protective orders.
- A hearing that had been set for Friday was postponed indefinitely after Bevin asked the state Supreme Court to remove the judge, and attorneys for Jonah say the arrest warrant remains active.
- Kentucky family courts require full financial disclosure to set support, and the judge said she would not treat Bevin differently from any other litigant.