Ex-Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin arrested on warrant

Months after a warrant was issued against him, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been arrested.

The arrest was made Sept. 3 by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office, just north of Lexington, according to a dispatcher with Paris-Bourbon County 911.

A request for comment sent to the former governor's attorney was not immediately returned. The dispatcher did not have additional details when reached just after 7 p.m., other than to say Matt Bevin had been arrested on a warrant.

Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned. A copy of his arrest citation was also not immediately available.

Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson filed the arrest order against Bevin – a one-term governor who took office in late 2015 – on May 29, a week after he'd failed to appear in court in person for a hearing involving his adopted son's push for retroactive child support.

The warrant was issued after he missed a deadline to provide the court with financial documents opposing attorneys said were needed to prepare for a trial. He was given an option to bypass jail by paying a $250 fine and providing…

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