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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Harry Cockburn

Man who won $167M Powerball arrested for the second time since record-breaking victory

A Kentucky man who won a $167m jackpot on the Powerball Lottery last year, before being arrested for assaulting a police officer in Florida, has been arrested again after a woman reported he left her “in fear for her life.”

James Farthing bought his winning ticket in the community of Georgetown in April 2025, making lottery history for receiving the largest prize ever awarded in Kentucky. He shared the winnings with his mother.

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