KENTUCKY ( FOX 56 ) — A Kentucky man who claimed a $167M lottery prize is now in a Florida jail.
James Farthing , of Georgetown, has been taken into custody in Pinellas County for assault on an officer.
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According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office website, the 50-year-old lottery winner was booked into the Pinellas County Jail, charged with battery of a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer, battery, and violating his parole.
Farthing was on parole for charges in Kentucky.
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On Monday, Farthing and his mother, Linda Grizzle, told lottery officials they would split the $167.3 million winnings. It was the largest prize ever awarded at the Kentucky Lottery headquarters…