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Dark past of $167.3m Powerball winner arrested days after snatching jackpot
A POWERBALL winner who scored a multi-million dollar prize has spent over three decades in and out of jail. James Shannon Farthing, 50, won Kentucky’s largest lottery jackpot, walking away with a prize of $167.3 million, just before he was arrested in Florida. WKYTJames Shannon Farthing (center) won Kentucky’s largest jackpot[/caption] Kentucky LibraryThe lottery winner has been arrested dozens of times in the past 30 years[/caption] WKYTFarthi…
$167.3M Powerball winner, 50, exposed as a career criminal who spent 30 years in jail before striking it rich: report
The winner of Kentucky’s largest lottery jackpot who was arrested in Florida days after claiming his riches has a 16-page rap sheet and decades-long criminal history – including a conviction for strangling a girlfriend.
He spent 30 years after graces, but the big lottery win didn't correct him. Just three days after he won the prize, he was arrested again for aggression.
Dangerous criminal who spent 30 years of his life behind bars, James Shannon Farthing hit the jackpot at a Kentucky lottery. Rich as Crésus but dumb as the moon, he should soon go back to jail without going through the new start box for fighting in a bar.
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