“It’s going to be a good Mother’s Day,” that’s what James Shannon Farthing told local media right after winning the largest Powerball jackpot in Kentucky history. His prediction, however, would be false as his celebration was short-lived due to an unforeseen turn of events—being arrested by the police.
The 50-year-old Kentucky resident was apprehended last Wednesday (April 30) in Pinellas County, Florida, just three days after posing with a ceremonial check for his life-changing $167.3 million lottery win.
James is now facing multiple charges—including battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, and violating parole—after being involved in an altercation at a resort where he turned violent on a guest and a member of the police.
