Welcome to Arrest Stories. A Kentucky Powerball jackpot winner with a growing legal history has now been indicted on felony charges connected to a high-speed crash in Lexington. Heres what may have happened.
James Farthing, a Kentucky man, won a one hundred sixty seven point three million dollar Powerball jackpot after purchasing a winning ticket in Georgetown, Kentucky last April. The windfall, however, did not mark the beginning of a quiet chapter for Farthing.
Just one month after claiming that life-changing prize, Farthing was arrested in Florida and accused of punching a police officer. He later pleaded guilty in that case. Farthing has also faced accusations involving burglary and drugs, adding to a pattern of legal troubles that continued to follow him despite his newfound wealth.
Now, Farthing faces his most serious charges yet. He has been indicted on felony wanton endangerment and leaving the scene of a crash, stemming from an incident that took place in Lexington last November.
According to police, Farthing was allegedly driving at speeds estimated between one hundred three and one hundred seventeen miles per hour before the crash occurred. Court documents state that following the crash, Farthing failed to stop at the scene. He also failed to check on the extent of any injuries or damage that may have resulted from the collision.
The indictment this week marks the latest development in what has become a series of legal confrontations for the former jackpot winner. From a guilty plea in Florida to accusations involving burglary and drugs, and now felony charges tied to a high-speed crash and alleged hit-and-run, Farthing's legal record has continued to expand in the months since his lottery win.
The charges of felony wanton endangerment and leaving the scene of a crash are now formally before the courts in Kentucky.
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