New $167M Powerball winner won’t be making a quick exit from jail after kicking cop in face during bar fight: Police

A Kentucky antheral won the Powerball lottery successful his location authorities and past went to Florida to celebrate, which allegedly got a spot retired of hand.

James Farthing, 50, won the Kentucky Powerball connected April 26 aft playing a $2 summons on with his mother, Linda Grizzle. But conscionable days later, connected Monday, Farthing and his girlfriend, 42-year-old Jacqueline Fightmaster, were astatine a TradeWinds Resort successful St. Pete Beach, Florida, and allegedly got into a carnal altercation with different impermanent at the bar.

According to an apprehension affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to interruption up the combat — and 1 lawman was allegedly kicked successful the look by Farthing.

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Both Farthing and Fightmaster were arrested during the alleged brawl, but Fightmaster lone ended up being charged with misdemeanor disorderly intoxication. Fightmaster’s affidavit stated that she was allegedly “trying to combat the different patrons astatine the bar” portion “yelling, screaming, and making incoherent statements.”

Farthing, however, was charged with a artillery connected a instrumentality enforcement officer, a felony. According to his arresting affidavit, Farthing allegedly kicked Deputy Nicholas Areostatico successful the face, “striking [his] close cheek.”

The lawman besides wrote successful the affidavit that Farthing “refused to comply” with constabulary instructions portion being arrested. Farthing was besides charged with misdemeanor artillery against the barroom patron helium was allegedly fighting.

Fightmaster posted enslaved and was released from the Pinellas County Jail. Farthing remains successful custody owed to a parole usurpation connected a past complaint successful Kentucky.

The New York Post reported that Farthing, whose $2 Powerball summons resulted successful a $167.3 cardinal win, had planned to divided his jackpot with his mother.