# Legal issues of Powerball winner James Farthing > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-issues-of-powerball-winner-james-farthing > Updated: 2026-09-24T07:22:40.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2. James Farthing, who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in April 2025, was arrested in Georgetown, Kentucky, on September 20, 2026. Deputies from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office discovered Farthing asleep in the passenger seat of a running Ford Mustang in a Walmart parking lot after reports of a vehicle stopped in an intersection. Authorities reported that Farthing appeared impaired, exhibiting slurred speech and the smell of alcohol and marijuana. While Farthing claimed a woman had dropped him off, surveillance footage reportedly showed no one exiting the vehicle. He has been charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place. This incident represents Farthing’s fifth arrest since winning the jackpot. His previous legal issues include charges of domestic violence, battery on a law enforcement officer in Florida, intimidating a participant in a legal process, hit-and-run, second-degree burglary, and marijuana possession. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-24: Powerball winner James Farthing arrested in Kentucky James Farthing, a Kentucky Powerball winner who took home $167.3 million in April 2025, has been arrested for public intoxication after being found asleep in a running vehicle at a Walmart. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/powerball-winner-james-farthing-arrested-in-kentucky ### 2026-09-21: James Farthing, $167M Powerball winner, arrested in Kentucky Kentucky Powerball winner James Farthing has been arrested for the fifth time since his $167.3 million win, following an incident where he was found intoxicated and asleep in a running car at a Walmart. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/kentucky-powerball-winner-james-farthing-arrested-for-fifth-time --- Cite as: Legal issues of Powerball winner James Farthing. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/legal-issues-of-powerball-winner-james-farthing