Kentucky man arrested for thousands owed in child support after exiting cruise ship

An alleged deadbeat father who was on the run and owed more than $100,000 in child support was arrested last week as he walked out of cruise ship in Miami, authorities said.

Kentucky resident Dominic Weaver had been on the run for more than 10 years when his vacation ended after he was taken into custody and returned to Louisvillereports WDRB-TV.

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Detectives from the local child support department flew in to Miami and eventually brought Weaver back to the Bluegrass State.

“I don’t know when he left, but he fled the jurisdiction, and from the date of sentencing to today, and even today, he has not been paid a cent of child support,” said Jefferson County State’s Attorney Mike O’Connell.

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Dominic Weaver, 47, was arrested in Miami as he was getting off a cruise ship over thousands he owes in child support, authorities said. (Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)

Weaver, 47, owes between $114,000 and $120,000 in child support, according to O’Connell.

O’Connell said Weaver has a total of four cases with the child support department.

“The other two are up for re-indictment on more crimes,” O’Connell said.

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He said he was planning to ask the judge to overturn Weaver’s original conviction and request that he be sentenced to four years in prison.