Monday, March 30, 2026

Stupid beyond words

$167M Powerball winner, outed as career criminal, stole $12K in third arrest since hitting jackpot

A $167.3 million Kentucky Powerball winner who went from career criminal to multi-millionaire overnight is accused of stealing a comparatively minuscule $12,000 cash during a head-scratching home burglary over the weekend. 

James Farthing, 51, was arrested on second-degree burglary and marijuana possession charges Saturday after security footage allegedly captured him breaking into a Lexington residence that evening, according to Lex18. 

Farthing allegedly snatched $12,000 in cash from the home and fled the scene in his black Porsche Passenger — before police caught him and spotted a marijuana blunt in plain view and found more bud during a search of his car, the outlet said, citing an arrest citation. 

James Farthing's mugshot shows a man with graying hair and beard, wearing a black tank top and covered in tattoos.
James Farthing, 51, has been arrested for a third time since he won Kentucky’s $167.3 million lottery jackpot nearly a year ago. ayette County Detention Center

He was taken into custody at Fayette County Detention Center without incident.




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