This Powerball winner went from hitting gold to missing out.
A Kentucky son who won an eye-popping $167.3 million jackpot prize with his elderly mother was arrested just days later for allegedly kicking a Florida deputy in the face as the cop attempted to break up a bar fight at an oceanfront resort on Tuesday.
James Farthing, 50, and his girlfriend Jacqueline Fightmaster — yes, really — were both arrested following the fracas at the TradeWinds Resort at St. Pete Beach, which came after his lucky draw at Clark’s Pump N Shop in the Bluegrass State on Saturday.
Farthing, a former convict, even posed with an oversized check with his girlfriend and mother on Monday, before his fortunes changed dramatically the next night.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Post, the Georgetown, Ky. resident punched another hotel guest in the face during an argument before kicking a Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy in the face during the scuffle around 11:10 p.m.
The law enforcement officer had “swelling and redness” on the right side of his face under his eye, according to the affidavit first reported by the Smoking Gun.
The affidavit claims that after the alleged kick to the face, Farthing attempted to flee the scene but was unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, Fightmaster, 42, allegedly lived up to her name by drunkenly attempting to brawl with other bar patrons, according to police documents.
“[Fightmaster] appeared very intoxicated and was yelling, screaming and making incoherent statements,” according to the papers.
Farthing was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, a felony, and two misdemeanors, while Fightmaster was charged with public intoxication.
Both were booked early Wednesday, with Farthing also facing a parole violation stemming from legal issues in Kentucky, according to records.
He remained in prison while Fightmaster was released.
Farthing had previously been convicted of a variety of charges, including theft, receiving stolen property, and drug offenses, according to records.
He was ecstatic when he bought the $2 Powerball ticket and later found out from his mother, Linda Grizzle, that he had won.
While the son paid for the ticket, he promised earlier this week to split the winnings with his mother. They intend to pay off some bills.
The jackpot is the largest prize ever awarded in Kentucky.
The couple has the option of taking 30 graduated annual payments or cashing out $77.3 million in one lump sum.
“It is going to be a good Mother’s Day,” Grizzle stated in a Kentucky Lottery press release. “This is going to pay off my debt.”
A lawyer listed for Farthing did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.