Last Tuesday, April 28, the American James Farthing became the luckiest person in the entire city of Georgetown, Kentucky, After winning the game Powerball from the American lottery, where he obtained US $ 167 million (Q1 thousand 285 million). However, luck would only last just over 24 hours.
After having succeeded the numbers in the American lottery raffle, the name of James Farthing was linked to the biggest prize of Powerball never won in Kentucky. However, after posing smiling with his mother and a Symbolic check With the figure that would allegedly change, Their lives were transformed again.
Just two days after having become the winner of the lottery in the state of the blue grass, during the night of Thursday, May 1, James Farthing was arrested by the local police in the city of Clearwater, Floridafor charges that currently range from the assault to an officer until violent resistance To arrest.
According to the police report in Florida, the incident occurred in a known hotel, where Farthing was involved in a Physical confrontation With another guest: “When the agents intervened, he reacted in a way aggressive And the situation had to climb quickly to a Forced arrest”Said an officer.
The arrest of the lottery winner
According to Florida authorities, during the altercation at the Clearwater hotel, Farthing violated the conditions of his probation, Since before becoming a millionaire, James had a criminal record for crimes committed in Kentucky, including heistpossession of illegal substances and participation in criminal activities.
The lottery winner is currently at the County Detention Center of PinellasFlorida, along with his girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, who was also accused by the police after having fought with the hotel clients in which they were arrested, then kick an agent in the face during arrest.
As stated by the American television station WLWT“The fate of the millions is in the air”, considering that the process to collect the prize had begun only two days ago. For now, it is speculated that Farthing had decided to receive a sum of US $ 77 million Netafter tax deduction.
So far it is unknown if James Farthing came to receive the money before his detention In Florida. However, various media in the United States ensure that these processes usually take more than a week to complete, so it is believed that the “fortunate winner” has not yet seen his grand prize.
Currently, the United States law does not prevent a person with a criminal record can win the American lottery. However, the television network NBC News He considers that these subsequent judicial processes could affect James’s access to those funds, “especially if there are pending fines or compensation.”
The case of James Farthing is still in development and the initial hearing is scheduled in Pinellas County for the next Saturday, May 10. Meanwhile, the history of the 50 -year -old has worked on social networks to parailustrate the “Radical Change of Fortune”Caused by a series of bad decisions.