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New police bodycam footage shows the intense moment when a heavily-tattooed Powerball winner kicked an officer in the face, occurring just a day after he won a $167.3 million jackpot.
James Farthing, a 50-year-old from Georgetown, Kentucky, found himself under arrest on April 29, 2025, at a resort in St. Pete Beach. This followed a late-night confrontation where he was subdued by multiple officers and tased after he kicked a cop.
Having won the lottery together with his mother, Farthing decided to celebrate his windfall by spending the night with his girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, 42, at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort.
Officers with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Officer were soon dispatched to the resort bar around 11.10pm after receiving reports of a physical altercation with Farthing and another guest.
The already tense situation quickly escalated as Farthing tried to kick the unnamed man in the face, only to strike a deputy.
The clip showed a white man with a blue shirt laying on the carpeted floor of the resort as a cop restrained him.
But as he did so, Farthing kicked his foot into the cops face as he bright neon-colored sneakers were seen flying in the air.
‘Are you kidding me?,’ the cop screamed as two others immediately grabbed him and pushed him toward the wall.
James Farthing, 50, is seen in newly released police bodycam footage during his wild arrest in April after he kicked a cop in the face
The officer who got kicked confirmed what happened with the other deputies before he left the other man laying on the ground and dealt with Farthing himself.
The cop pointed a taser at the shirtless man as he looked into the bright light and listed to the officers.
‘Put your hands behind your back right now,’ the cop demanded as Farthing stayed silent.
The officer then pushed him against the wall, leaving Farthing to stumble before he tried to make a run for it.
The cop then hit him with the taser while several others tackled him as he yelled.
‘Who else?,’ an officer asked his partner. ‘The female,’ they responded, appearing to refer to Fightmaster, who was also arrested.
A woman was heard shouting in the lobby of the resort as Farthing apologized.
He told the deputy: ‘I’m sorry!’ but the cop wanted nothing to do with him as he replied: ‘Save your f***ing sorries for later!’
Authorities said Farthing was intoxicated, uncooperative and aggressive, ultimately lashing out violently at law enforcement.
Farthing is seen kicking the officer with his neon yellow shoe in the Florida resort
Farthing, who won the jackpot with his mother, went to celebrate the big with his girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, 42, at TradeWins Island Grand Resort that night
The deputy was reported to have swelling and redness on the right side of his face under his eye, according to the affidavit obtained by the Smoking Gun.
He was charged with resisting an officer without violence, battery on a law enforcement officer and parole violation.
His girlfriend was charged with disorderly intoxication and released.
Farthing’s parole violation stems from theft and drug offenses. He was on parole through August 2025 for those charges, per WKYT.
His court records include convictions of tampering with evidence, engaging in organized crime, drug charges, receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking.
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