Ky. Powerball jackpot winner arrested again

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky man who won the Powerball jackpot last year has been arrested again.

James Farthing won a $167 million Powerball jackpot after buying a winning ticket in Georgetown last April. Shortly after, he was arrested and accused of assaulting a police officer in Florida.

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He’s now charged with intimidating a participant in the legal process.

Deputies responded to a home on Cynthiana Road on February 11 after a woman reported people there had a weapon and wanted to hurt her. They found marijuana and a gun.

The complaint says Farthing picked up the woman for a pre-arranged meet-up. She told police she felt pressured by Farthing to take a “gummy.”

According to the complaint, while she was being questioned, Farthing texted her, “Why would you do this to me? Unreal. I’d never hurt you.”

He’s due in court April 2.