Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin don collect serious wahala as judge sentence am to 60 days for jail. The case na about how im no gree show im financial records for court as im adopted pikin Jonah Bevin dey ask for support. Judge Angela Johnson for Jefferson Family Court talk say Bevin don dey disobey court orders for more than one year.
Judge Johnson talk say Bevin suppose dey for court physically but im come appear through Zoom. The judge say if Bevin want avoid jail, im must show all im financial documents including tax returns, bank statements, and every other income wey im dey get. The judge talk say “Every litigant for commonwealth get to provide such information. I no fit treat Mr. Bevin or Mrs. Bevin any differently.”
Bevin try explain say im dey travel for im ex-wife papa burial, but judge no gree. Im lawyer Jesse Mudd no talk anything after the hearing. For Jonah Bevin side, lawyers Melina Hettiaratchi and John H. Helmers Jr. talk say the judge fit punish am more because this na second time wey Bevin no follow order to appear for court physically.
Bevin don try to remove Judge Johnson from im case, talk say the judge dey use am as “political pinata” because im be former governor. But Judge Johnson talk say the motion wey Bevin lawyer file no correct and Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert no go handle am.
Jonah Bevin, wey be 19 years old, talk say im parents abandon am for abusive youth facility for Jamaica when im be 17 years. Im talk say “I be teenager with no support, no resources and no ability to wait am out while im dey do everything wey im fit to avoid sitting down with judge. I no be legal strategy. I be im pikin and the clock dey run.”
Judge Johnson talk say im dey consider to order support for Jonah because evidence show say im likely no get proper high school education. The judge warn Bevin last week say if im no provide complete financial information by March 24, im go face sanctions wey fit include fine or jail up to 180 days.
For court order wey come out Monday, Judge Johnson talk say Bevin dey act in “bad faith” and dey talk over the court when dem try correct im misrepresentations. The judge talk say “With both im pecuniary and liberty interests at stake, im continue to act in bad faith for direct presence of the court.”
This case don dey run for more than one year as Jonah dey seek support from im parents wey adopt am from Ethiopia for 2012. Glenna Bevin, im ex-wife, don provide im own financial records but Matt Bevin only show limited information wey dem redact some parts.
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