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Kentucky Powerball winner arrested for third time since hitting jackpot
James Farthing faces burglary and marijuana charges after allegedly stealing $12,000 and being found with drugs; he has three arrests since winning a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot.
- On Saturday, James Farthing, 51, was arrested in Lexington on charges of second-degree burglary and marijuana possession after police located him at Red Mile Gaming horse racing track.
- Farthing gained national attention in April 2025 after winning a $167.3 million Kentucky Powerball jackpot with a $2 ticket purchased in Georgetown, though multiple arrests have followed his lottery win.
- Security camera footage captured the suspect entering a home on Kenesaw Drive, where a resident reported $12,000 in cash missing; police later found Farthing's black Porsche at Red Mile Gaming.
- After posting a $10,000 bond on Sunday, Farthing faces active cases including a hit-and-run charge in Fayette County and an intimidation charge in Scott County brought against him last month.
- Court records indicate Farthing has spent time in 25 different correctional facilities over the last 30 years, and he pleaded guilty earlier this month to battery charges in Florida.
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Powerball Winner Accused of Burglary
A giant jackpot hasn't kept the handcuffs away from James Farthing. The 51-year-old Kentuckian—winner of a $167.3 million Powerball prize with his mother and girlfriend in April 2025—has been arrested for the fourth time since his win, reports the Courier-Journal . This time, it's for the head-scratching charge...
Kentucky Powerball winner appears before judge on burglary charge after 3rd arrest
The man who won Kentucky's historic $167 million Powerball almost a year ago appeared in Fayette District Court Monday on charges of second-degree burglary and possession of marijuana.James Farthing's attorney waived formal arraignment and entered a not guilty plea on those charges and to previous charges of wanton endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident with failure to render aid.According to an arrest citation filed by the Lexington …
Less than a year after his record win, the man who won $165 million at the Powerball lottery was arrested this Friday by the police who suspected him of stealing $12,000 during a burglary.
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