From dream to nightmare. James Farthing, a resident of Kentucky (United States), won, with his mother Linda Grizzle, a jackpot of $ 167.3 million on April 27. A sum making him the greatest winner in the history of the lottery in the state. Twenty-four hours later, mother and son officially recovered the check, thus ending an ordinary life and debts.
But two days after this luck, James Farthing’s life has radically changed: he was arrested and then imprisoned by Kentucky police, reports People.
He strikes an assistant from the sheriff
According to our colleagues, the man stayed at the Tradewinds Resort, in St. Pete Beach, Florida, when a violent altercation broke out. He would have struck another customer in the face, while his partner – whose identity has not been revealed – would have caused several people and tried to come to the hands. She “seemed to be very smashed and intoxicated,” the agents reported on the spot. “She cried, screaming and made incoherent remarks. »»
-When the sheriff’s assistants tried to arrest James Farthing, he was particularly aggressive. According to local media, he kicked the face of one of the police before trying to flee the hotel. In vain.
The multimillionaire was quickly placed in detention. He is accused of assault on a public force agent, two other facts of assault and injuries, of resistance to …
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