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The lottery winner who once claimed a massive $167 million Powerball prize is facing new legal trouble after another arrest, authorities confirm.

( WKYT /Gray News) - A man in Kentucky who won the $167 million Powerball jackpot last year has been arrested again. In April 2025, James Farthing made lottery history by winning the largest prize ever awarded in Kentucky. He won on a Saturday, but by Wednesday, he was arrested and accused of assaulting a police officer in Florida.

James Farthing, 50, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 11, for allegedly intimidating a participant in a legal process

A Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in April 2025 has been arrested for a second time since his win, court records show.

Eleven lottery players in New Jersey won $10,000 or more last week playing Powerball and New Jersey Lottery games.