Kentucky Powerball Winner Arrested in Florida After $167M Jackpot

James Farthing, a Kentucky man who recently won a record-breaking $167.3 million Powerball jackpot, was arrested in Florida just days after his win. Farthing was taken into custody at a resort in St. Pete Beach following an altercation in which he allegedly punched another guest and then kicked a sheriff's deputy in the face while resisting arrest. Authorities reported that Farthing appeared intoxicated, uncooperative, and aggressive during the incident. He now faces felony charges including battery on a law enforcement officer, as well as misdemeanors for resisting arrest and battery, and has also been charged with violating his parole from prior convictions in Kentucky. Farthing was celebrating his lottery win at the time of the incident, and his girlfriend was also arrested on charges of public intoxication. He remains in jail as investigations continue.