You ever wonder what happens when someone wins the lottery and immediately goes off the rails? Let us reintroduce you to James Farthing from Kentucky — the guy who won a jaw-dropping $167 million Powerball jackpot last year and has somehow managed to get arrested four times before he could even adjust his tax bracket.
Four days after his win, while celebrating on a Florida beach, Farthing got into a scuffle with a cop, kicked him in the face, and got tased for his troubles. Nine days in jail — not the champagne toast he probably imagined.
Then came a hit-and-run in November, followed by an “intimidation” charge in February when he allegedly pressured a woman to eat a mysterious gummy. She called police saying she feared for her life — probably not the vibe you want from a Powerball millionaire.
And now, arrest number four: burglary and pot possession. A woman found him in her house, missing $12,000 in cash, and Farthing was later found a few blocks away sitting in his car with marijuana. So yeah — less than a year after winning the biggest jackpot in Kentucky history, he’s proving that money can buy a lot of things, but good judgment isn’t one of them.