Edmonson Voice Staff:
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested Thursday afternoon in Paris and booked that night into the Louisville Metro Detention Center. Jail records listed him Friday morning as held for contempt of court.

In a hearing today, the judge denied bond and ordered Bevin to serve 60 days in jail, according to courtroom reports. The judge reportedly said she would consider relief after 30 days.

The case is a civil family-court matter, not a new criminal charge. According to court orders from Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson, the warrant followed Bevin’s failure to produce financial records in a divorce and child-support dispute involving his adopted son.

Paris-Bourbon County dispatch received a call about 5:30 p.m. Thursday reporting that Bevin was at Houstondale Farm on Fords Mill Road, where a Christmas movie was being filmed, according to a statement later released by Bourbon County Sheriff Tony Asbury. The sheriff’s office said deputies confirmed an active warrant, contacted Bevin at the farm, and took him into custody without incident. Asbury said Bevin was cooperative.

The sheriff’s statement said Bevin was first lodged at the Bourbon-Nicholas County Regional Detention Center, then transferred to Louisville. No bail amount was listed in that statement. Jail records show he was booked Thursday evening at Louisville Metro Corrections.

Court documents show Judge Johnson ordered both parents to turn over income records — including bank statements and tax returns — so the court could consider Jonah Bevin’s request for retroactive child support. According to those filings, Glenna Bevin, who petitioned for divorce in 2023, submitted her records. The same orders state that Matt Bevin missed deadlines, provided incomplete materials, and often did not appear in person when the court required it. The judge found him in contempt more than once.
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A June 5th court order issued a bench warrant after another missed deadline. That order called for 60 days in the Louisville Metro jail and a $500 fine. In a later ruling, Johnson declined to lift the warrant until the records were produced, according to court documents. An earlier March warrant was recalled while a recusal request was pending, court records show. In May, according to the court’s sentencing order, Bevin paid a $250 fine rather than serve 14 days.

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Edmonson County Judge/Executive Scott Lindsey has issued a burn ban for Edmonson County due to current drought conditions.

All open burning is banned during the order, with the exception of campfires in an established campground until the order is rescinded.

Darren Doyle, story:
A Nolin Lake-area man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after deputies say an argument over a dryer payment ended with his truck ripping through the side of a garage and leaving the scene.

Richard Crawford, (58), of Leitchfield, was arrested Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 3:41 p.m. at his residence, according to an Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office uniform citation. 

According to the sheriff's office, the incident began six days earlier. On August 23rd at about 4:08 p.m., the sheriff's office was dispatched to 101 Helencia Road on a complaint call of property damage.

According to the citation, two witnesses told the deputy that they had been arguing by text with Crawford over a dryer he had been paying on but he had since stopped payments. The citation stated that shortly after that exchange, the witnesses claimed Crawford arrived at the residence, yelling and cursing at them from his truck.

The citation stated Crawford then backed into the driveway, got out, and began to pull a knife on one of the witnesses and when he was told police were going to be called, he got back in the truck, floored it in reverse, and tore out the side of the garage, the witnesses reported. The witnesses said he became stuck for a short time before freeing the vehicle and leaving the scene. They also told the deputy that Crawford smelled and appeared to have been drinking heavily, the citation stated.

The sheriff's office documented the damage to the garage, according to the citations.

An Edmonson County deputy and two Grayson County units then went to Crawford’s address in an effort to find him but Crawford’s wife told deputies she had not seen him all day and that he had been drinking that day but did not know where he was, the citation stated.

A complaint warrant was later issued and Crawford was taken into custody on August 29th. 

Crawford was charged with First-degree criminal mischief, which is a Class D felony when property damage is $500 or more, and Leaving the scene of an accident and failing to render aid.

He was released on a recognizance bond, according to the Hart County Jail.