(WND)—Just two days after winning an incredible Powerball jackpot of $167 million, a Kentucky man is facing serious charges for allegedly kicking a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the face.
James Farthing was celebrating his financial windfall with his girlfriend at the TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida in April.
Reports say Farthing got into a heated argument with an Iowa man, and things escalated into a full-blown brawl.
When Pinellas County deputies stepped in to quell the violence, Farthing allegedly kicked one of the officers in the face near his right eye.
“He f***ing kicked me in the face, he’s f***ing going!” the deputy said, as blood stains painted the floor.
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Jacqueline Fightmaster, Farthing’s girlfriend, told deputies “nothing” had happened, and she was arrested for disorderly intoxication, eventually pleading no contest and getting fined.
Days after claiming Kentucky’s largest Powerball jackpot, James Farthing was arrested for battery, caught on body cam kicking a deputy. #CourtTV What do YOU think? ⚖️ https://t.co/tVWyqDIuyc pic.twitter.com/9KWuhRpWyT
— Court TV (@CourtTV) August 15, 2025
While the Iowa man involved in the initial scuffle was not charged, Farthing faces serious felony counts including battery on a law enforcement officer, simple battery, and resisting an officer without violence.
He has since pleaded not guilty.
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