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Newly released body camera footage shows Florida deputies arresting a Kentucky Powerball winner for allegedly kicking a deputy, shortly after he collected the jackpot prize.
Bodycam footage from a Florida police officer shows a Kentucky Powerball winner was tased and tackled during his arrest in April.
The footage shows James Shannon Farthing kicking an officer and initially cooperating during his arrest before attempting to run away.
From millions of dollars to one spectacular downfall, the winner of the largest KY Powerball jackpot in history was arrested just days later. Newly-released body camera footage shows the incident.
The celebration didn’t last long for James Farthing, a Kentucky man who had just won a $167 million Powerball jackpot — days later, he was face-down on a Florida resort floor, bleeding and under arrest after allegedly kicking a sheriff’s deputy in the face during a violent altercation.
Video released by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in west-central Florida this week shows the moment a Kentucky man -- who had split $167 million Powerball winnings with his mother days before -- allegedly kicked a deputy during an altercation.