Less than a year after winning Kentucky’s $167 million Powerball jackpot, a 51-year-old is back behind bars.
Less than a year after winning Kentucky’s $167 million Powerball jackpot, 51-year-old James Farthing is back behind bars in Lexington, accused of breaking into a home and stealing thousands of dollars in cash.
, 51-year-old James Farthing is back behind bars in Lexington, accused of breaking into a home and stealing thousands of dollars in cash. Farthing was arrested Saturday on charges of second-degree burglary and possession of marijuana, according to the Fayette County Detention Center and court documents, An arrest citation filed by the Lexington Police Department says security camera footage captured Farthing allegedly entering a residence in Lexington around 7 p.m. Saturday. The victim told police she saw the suspect at the side door on her cameras and said she heard a loud noise as if a door had been busted open, according to the citation. The victim told officers she was missing $12,000 in cash that she stored in the residence after the suspect unlawfully entered, the citation says.. Officers later found Farthing’s vehicle in the Red Mile Gaming parking lot and located him inside the facility around 9 p.m., according to the citation. He was taken into custody without incident. During the arrest, police said they saw a burnt marijuana blunt in the ashtray of Farthing’s vehicle, per the station. A search of the car yielded more marijuana and marijuana blunts, police said.Farthing also still has active cases in Kentucky for a hit-and-run in Fayette County and an intimidation charge in Scott County.BULVERDE, Texas - Hill College Prep High School has been put on lockdown.Principal Julie Wiley said in the alert that local law enforcement is on campus. The building is also secure and the threat is contained.Check baCity of San Antonio moves Cesar Chavez holiday to April 3 SAN ANTONIO - The City of San Antonio recently announced it will not observe the Cesar Chavez Day on its scheduled date this year, shifting the holiday to later in the week.City officials said the holiday, typically obse
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