Video reveals Powerball winner kicking Florida deputy days after gathering prize

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Newly launched physique digicam footage reveals Florida deputies arresting a Kentucky Powerball winner after allegedly kicking a deputy within the face, shortly after he collected the jackpot prize.

James Farthing, 50, was charged with one felony depend of battery on a regulation enforcement officer and two misdemeanor counts of straightforward battery and resisting an officer in reference to the incident on April 29.

Farthing's girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, was additionally arrested. She was charged with one misdemeanor depend of disorderly intoxication. She was accused of making an attempt to combat different patrons within the resort bar.

POWERBALL JACKPOT WINNER ARRESTED AFTER KICKING DEPUTY IN FACE: AUTHORITIES

<source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/672/378/powerball-winner-arrested-kicking-deputy-face-fox-news-001.png?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/1344/756/powerball-winner-arrested-kicking-deputy-face-fox-news-001.png?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/931/523/powerball-winner-arrested-kicking-deputy-face-fox-news-001.png?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/1862/1046/powerball-winner-arrested-kicking-deputy-face-fox-news-001.png?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"> James Farthing was arrested after he allegedly kicked a deputy within the face. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Workplace)

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Workplace launched physique digicam video on Tuesday that appeared to indicate Farthing kicking a deputy within the face as he tried to interrupt up a combat between the suspect and one other man.

Deputies had arrived on the Tradewinds Resort in St. Pete Seashore, Florida, and located two males preventing and a girl on the bottom.

Farthing allegedly punched one other resort visitor within the face throughout an argument.

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James Farthing tried to flee the scene earlier than an officer used a taser and arrested him. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Workplace)

When a responding deputy tried to interrupt up the combat, Farthing allegedly kicked him within the face and subsequently tried to flee the scene, though deputies used a taser, and he was tackled earlier than being taken into custody.

"No shirt comes over to kick him, misses and hits me proper right here," the deputy is heard saying within the video.

The opposite man concerned within the combat was additionally seen being positioned in handcuffs.

The arrests got here shortly after Farthing and his mom gained the Powerball jackpot in Kentucky .

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James Farthing and his mom gained the Powerball jackpot in Kentucky shortly earlier than his arrest. Pictured left to proper: Linda Grizzle, James Farthing, Jacqueline Fightmaster. (Powerball)

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Farthing had bought a $2 ticket from a gasoline station in Georgetown, Kentucky. After matching all of the numbers, Farthing and his mom, Linda Grizzle, gained a $167.3 million jackpot prize, the most important ever awarded within the state.

Farthing was on parole for fees in Kentucky when he was arrested in Florida. He waived his proper to a possible trigger listening to in June, requesting to serve out the rest of his sentence. He's anticipated to be launched later this month.

He has a prolonged prison historical past, having spent a complete of 30 years in jail at varied amenities, in keeping with stories. He has convictions throughout 9 counties in Kentucky for a number of offenses, together with choking a girlfriend, bribing officers whereas in jail and promoting cocaine to an undercover officer.