A Kentucky male is dealing with battery charges after cops state he struck an officer a day after squandering his $167.3 million Powerball reward.
The event took place at the popular TradeWinds Resort in Pinellas County, Florida, on Tuesday night. The arrest affidavit states that James Farthing remained in a battle with another visitor when officers got here. As a deputy actioned in to break it up, the affidavit mentions Farthing kicked him in the face and attempted to run, Fox 35 Orlando reports.
He now deals with charges of battery on a police officer and withstanding arrest. Farthing’s sweetheart, Jacqueline Fightmaster, was likewise jailed for disorderly intoxication.
WLKY talked to Farthing about his Powerball payouts simply a day before the event. The 50-year-old stated he ‘d be splitting the reward with his mom, Linda Grizzle.
“I still do not think it’s genuine. I have actually triggered her a great deal of tension, however I have actually kept my faith and done right,” Farthing stated of his mom.
Grizzle was the very first to inform Farthing he won, she informed WLKY.
“I called and texted it to him, and I stated, you understand, and he stated, the male here offered it to ring,” she stated.
Farthing purchased the ticket at Clark’s Pump N’ Store in Georgetown. He’s now the winner of Kentucky’s biggest Powerball prize ever, shattering the previous record in 2009.
“No, it can’t be. No one in Kentucky ever wins. However then, I resembled, wow, we actually did offer a winning ticket,” Lynetta Robinson, assistant supervisor at Clark’s Pump N’ Store, informed WLKY.