ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. – A person who gained a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot ended up behind bars simply days later after investigators say he kicked a deputy within the face throughout a combat at a preferred seashore resort.
The backstory:
In response to an arrest affidavit filed by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Workplace, James Farthing, 50, bought right into a combat with one other visitor on the TradeWinds Resort shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday.
When a deputy tried to interrupt up the combat, investigators say Farthing kicked the deputy within the face and tried to run away.
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Deputies arrested Farthing on prices of battery on a legislation enforcement officer and resisting arrest.
His girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, was additionally arrested on a disorderly intoxication cost.
Mugshots of James Farthing and Jacqueline Fightmaster. Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail.
Dig deeper:
Farthing’s arrest got here three days after a Powerball ticket he purchased in his house state of Kentucky matched all of the profitable numbers in final Saturday night time’s 167.3 million drawing.
On Monday, he spoke to WKYT-TV in Louisville about his newfound fortune, saying “I’m at all times shopping for [lottery tickets] ‘trigger I’m like, ‘Someone’s gotta win.’”
What’s subsequent:
Jail information present Farthing stays in custody as a result of a parole violation stemming from a previous case in Kentucky.
Fightmaster has bonded out of jail.
The Supply: This story was written utilizing data from arrest affidavits and jail information in Pinellas County, Florida, together with WKYT-TV in Louisville, Kentucky.
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