James Shannon Farthing, a career convict who won the $167.3 million jackpot, the largest total ever won in the state of Kentucky, was arrested for a third time since his lottery win for allegedly stealing $12,000 cash in a home burglary over the weekend.
Farthing, 51, was charged with second-degree burglary and marijuana possession in connection with an incident in Lexington on Saturday, Lex18 reports. Video surveillance footage reportedly showed him breaking into a residence.
Farthing allegedly stole $12,000 in cash from the home and fled the scene in a Porsche Passenger before being detained by police, at which point he was smoking a marijuana blunt and found to have more marijuana in his vehicle, an arrest citation stated. The suspect was taken to Fayette County Detention Center without incident.
Farthing was previously arrested twice since his historic lottery jackpot win, which he shared with his mother, Linda Grizzle, and girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster. The convict, who had spent the majority of his life incarcerated at 25 different jails prior to the jackpot win, was arrested for allegedly punching a hotel guest in the face and kicking an intervening deputy in Florida days after the lottery drawing, pleading guilty earlier this month, according to Lex18.
Farthing violated his parole by leaving Kentucky without notifying his parole officer, a requirement based on his lengthy criminal history. The convict was also charged in Scott County for intimidating a participant in the legal process after a woman reported that people at a residence had a weapon and intended to hurt her during an incident in February.
Farthing allegedly picked up the woman during a pre-arranged meetup and pressured her to take a “gummy,” with cops finding marijuana and a gun at the scene. The convict is scheduled to go to court for that case and has others active, including a hit-and-run charge in Fayette County, according to Lex18.
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