BREAKING: Alabama Governor Arrested, Booked Into Prison

By Joe Cunningham | 5:45 PM on April 10, 2017

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file photo, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks during the annual State of the State address at the Capitol, in Montgomery, Ala. The Alabama Ethics Commission could weigh in soon on whether there's reason to believe Bentley broke state law in a scandal that has engulfed him for a year. The commission is expected to go behind closed doors Wednesday, April 5 to consider the matter. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

There’s a big update to the whirlwind drama that is the Robert Bentley sex scandal down in Alabama.

After a weekend of him denying anything illegal, his party demanding his resignation, the state Supreme Court green-lighting his impeachment proceedings, and the first day of those proceedings, he has been arrested and booked on campaign finance violations.

BREAKING: Gov. Robert Bentley has been booked into the Montgomery County Jail. pic.twitter.com/QbScoZ1z7v

— AL.com (@aldotcom) April 10, 2017

Bentley is in trouble for having an affair, which in and of itself is not impeachable. What is, however, is using his political power to try to intimidate others into silence, and apparently some of the things he did while trying to cover up the affair have landed him in prison.

Joe Cunningham is a Senior Editor at RedState, as well as a former teacher and coach. He is the host of the Joe Cunningham Show, which airs from 3-4 p.m. (CT) on NewsTalk 96.5 KPEL in Lafayette, Louisiana.