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In an unexpected twist of fate, a Kentucky man who transformed from a life of crime to a multi-millionaire overnight after winning a $167.3 million Powerball is now facing allegations of a puzzling theft. The man, James Farthing, 51, is accused of stealing $12,000 during a baffling home break-in over the weekend, a sum that pales in comparison to his lottery windfall.
According to Lex18, Farthing was apprehended on charges of second-degree burglary and marijuana possession. Security cameras reportedly caught him entering a home in Lexington on Saturday night.
Farthing is alleged to have taken $12,000 in cash and fled the scene in a black Porsche. Authorities later stopped him, noticing a marijuana blunt in the car and discovering additional marijuana during a subsequent search, as reported by the outlet, referencing an arrest citation.
He was smoothly taken into custody and transported to the Fayette County Detention Center.
This incident marks Farthing’s third arrest since his lottery victory nearly a year ago.
The greedy burglar has spent the majority of his life behind bars at 25 different correctional institutions before claiming the state’s largest jackpot in April, alongside his 77-year-old mother, Linda Grizzle, and girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, the Smoking Gun previously reported.
Just days after toasting to the massive prize, the tatted-up criminal was cuffed in Florida for allegedly slugging a hotel guest in the face and kicking a deputy who tried to intervene. He pleaded guilty to the case earlier this month, according to Lex 18.
Farthing also violated his parole by leaving Kentucky without notifying his parole officer.
In February, he was charged in Scott County with intimidating a participant in the legal process after a woman reported to dispatchers that people at a residence had a weapon and wanted to hurt her, WKYT reported.
Farthing allegedly picked up the woman for a pre-arranged meet-up, where the overnight millionaire pressured her to take a “gummy,” she told police, according to the outlet.
Cops found marijuana and a gun after responding to the scene. Farthing is slated to go to court in April for that case.
Farthing still has other active cases, including a hit-and-run charge in Fayette County, Lex18 reported.
The frequent offender began committing crimes when he was just a teenager, with arrests on charges ranging from theft to reckless driving.
He only completed 10 years of formal schooling and earned his GED in prison, the Smoking Gun reported.