Less than a year ago, James Farthing stood next to his mother holding an oversized check and told Kentucky Lottery officials that winning $167.3 million was going to make it “a good Mother’s Day.” On Sunday, his mother posted his $10,000 bond after police say he broke into a stranger’s home and took $12,000 in cash.
Farthing, 51, was arrested Saturday evening in Lexington on charges of second-degree burglary and marijuana possession. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Monday afternoon and walked out of Fayette District Court without taking questions from reporters.
The $12,000
According to the arrest citation, a woman on Kenesaw Drive in Lexington told police she saw Farthing on her security camera at the side door of her home around 7 p.m. Saturday. She reported hearing what sounded like her door being forced open, and after the suspect left, she discovered $12,000 in cash missing from the residence.
Police say Farthing fled the scene in a black Porsche before officers arrived. About two hours later, they found the vehicle in the parking lot of Red Mile Gaming and Racing, a horse track and casino in Lexington, and located Farthing inside the facility. He was taken into custody without incident, according to the citation. Officers reported seeing a burnt marijuana blunt in the Porsche’s ashtray and finding additional marijuana during a search of the vehicle…