Lottery millionaire resorts to home burglary for a fraction of his fortune
By Kate Northrop
LEXINGTON, Ky. — $167.3 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing was arrested a third time since his lottery win, this time on burglary charges that involved stealing $12,000 from someone's home — a fraction of his fortune.
The Kentucky lottery winner who scooped a $167 million Powerball jackpot last year has been arrested for the third time since his win.
Arrest documents filed by the Lexington Police Department say that the 51-year-old was captured on security cameras allegedly entering a residence through a side door on Kenesaw Drive in Lexington at 7:16 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.
The owner of the home saw Farthing entering the building on her camera feed and heard a "loud noise" that sounded as if the door had been "busted open." She later reported to police that $12,000 had been stolen from where she had stored it in her back bedroom.
The arrest record goes on to say that he left the property in a black Porsche before police were able to find him at the scene. At around 9:00 p.m., they located the suspect vehicle in the Red Mile Gaming parking lot and found him inside the casino, about a 20-minute drive from where the burglary took place.
Authorities arrested Farthing "without incident" and additionally found marijuana and marijuana blunts in the ashtray upon conducting a search of his vehicle. He was charged with one count of Burglary in the 2nd Degree and one charge of Possession of Marijuana.
Court records show that Farthing's mother posted bond for him on Sunday, and he appeared in court on Monday with his attorney, telling reporters on-site that he had "no comment."
Earlier this month, Farthing pleaded guilty to a case involving punching a Florida beach resort customer and kicking an officer in the face in the days following his prize claim. The plea was part of a deal that required him to pay $1,000 in fines to spare him additional jail time, WKYT said.
He also has a court visit scheduled for his second arrest on April 2, which relates to a separate incident in which he allegedly intimidated a woman after pressuring her to take "a gummy." He has other active cases, including a hit-and-run charge.
His next court date for the most recent slew of charges is set for April 27.
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Wild!......
Just goes to show that money can't fix stupid
The criminal justice system is just an inconvenience to vermin like this. Lucky for him he has enough F.U. money and can buy his way out.
i'd like tucker black to calculate the probability that this guy invested any part of his f.u. money to make it last a while, and the probability that he even has $1 million of it left. i believe both numbers are hovering close to zero.
Derp derp derp, Lmbo, the man is a menace.
How did he know the money was there?
There is more to this story....
Congrats!
This guy has a death wish. Incredibly sad!
Maybe they should also investigate the Powerball win. You know he cheated.
I refuse to believe Eddie Tipton is the only lottery cheat out there.
I knew this redneck was gonna be a constant source of entertainment when he showed up in my backyard (St Pete Beach) 2 days after winning and assaulted a police officer. Kate, maybe you should see if he'll hire you to write his memoirs ala Abraham Shakespeare- he deserves to be under the slab of a house. Gotta get his first name right first though...it's Shannon.
I didn't know he did that!
Thanks!
jj, So many times you've told us how easy plot is to win that it's surprising you're saying he cheated.
*The guy should take a page from history & stay somewhat permanently indoors. If he needs stuff, call it in, after all, the nation did it during the pandemic. If anyone fingers him for criminal behavior, he would have a alibi. Then he could say...
* looks like some folks didn't like " dances with wolves "
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