An American won at the Lieu Jackpot lottery involved in Kentucky, or 167 million dollars shared with his mother.
A few days after his victory, the man was however arrested, accused of having attacked a police officer.
Placed in detention, the fifties already had a past marked by several arrests for various offenses.
An American named James S. Farthing recently pocketed the biggest jackpot ever won in the lottery in Kentucky, worth $ 167 million. Across the Atlantic, the media reports, however, that only a few days after learning his victory, this man found himself in prison in Florida. He was accused of having kicked a police officer and of having resisted during his arrest.
Farthing, 50, discovered that he had won this huge sum after a call from his mother Linda. As a result, the duo decided to share the gains. On April 28, they went to the lottery headquarters in Louisville to claim their prize, a joyful moment during which the retiree expressed his joy, declaring that this victory would allow him to reimburse his debts and have a good Mother’s Day.
-An altercation in a hotel runs badly
These celebrations were short -lived. A few days later, James Farthing was indeed arrested in Florida following an altercation that occurred in a hotel. According to the police report, he kicked the face of an assistant to the Sheriff of the County of Pinellas who was trying to end a fight between Farthing and another person. The fifties then tried to flee when the officer asked him to turn around and put his hands behind his back.
The winner of the lottery was incarcerated in stride, remaining for two days in detention. Kentucky’s online judicial archives have revealed that he had been arrested several years in recent years for various accusations, including domestic assaults and violence.
