Celebration of financial windfall turns into wild fight
By Joe Kovacs
Just two days after winning an incredible Powerball jackpot of $167 million, a Kentucky man is facing serious charges for allegedly kicking a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the face.
James Farthing was celebrating his financial windfall with his girlfriend at the TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida in April.
Reports say Farthing got into a heated argument with an Iowa man, and things escalated into a full-blown brawl.
When Pinellas County deputies stepped in to quell the violence, Farthing allegedly kicked one of the officers in the face near his right eye.
“He f***ing kicked me in the face, he’s f***ing going!” the deputy said, as blood stains painted the floor.