Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin used state police officers to prevent the ousted chairman of the retirement system board from participating in a meeting Thursday.
Governor Matt Bevin removed chairman Thomas Elliott from the board last month.
But Elliott had refused to vacate his seat, saying Bevin could not remove him before his term expires.
Elliott attended Thursday's board meeting, but sat in the audience while state police officers stood nearby.
Elliot said the governor's office told him he would be arrested and charged with disrupting a public meeting if he participated.
Bevin spokeswoman Amanda Stamper said Elliot was not threatened with arrest. She said he was reminded he is not a board member and would be disrupting the meeting if he tried to participate, which is a misdemeanor under state law.
