Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was held in contempt of court Friday for disregarding a court order to produce his financial information in a legal battle with his estranged son, Jonah. Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson gave Bevin until Tuesday at noon to produce records including bank st atements and tax returns or face sentencing for contempt. “I have no choice but to hold you in contempt of court for violating the court’s order,” Johnson said at the conclusion of the 90-minute hearing. “You didn’t do what you were supposed to do when you were supposed to do it.” Sanctions could range from a fine to up to 180 days in jail but Johnson said she would not sanction Bevin if he produces the information before noon Tuesday. Bevin, who attended the hearing by Zoom and appeared to be driving the entire time, did not speak after Johnson issued her ruling but insisted during testimony he had tried to comply with the court order. It is a remarkable turn of events for the one term Republican governor, whose estranged son, Jonah, now 19, intervened in the divorce case of Matt and his ex-wife, Glenna Bevin. The case is still pending while Jonah — who alleges his parents abandoned him at age 17 in a brutally abusive youth facility in Jamaica—seeks support. Jonah is one of four children from Ethiopia the Bevins adopted in 2012. John Helmers Jr., one of Jonah’s lawyers, called the judge’s ruling “strong.” “I’m pleased with the judges’s decision,” he said. This story will be updated. The post Louisville judge holds former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin in contempt appeared first on The Lexington Times. ...read more read less