Overview

• The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam video showing James Farthing allegedly kicking a deputy in the face during an April 29 altercation at a St. Pete Beach resort.
• Deputies used a Taser and physical restraint to subdue Farthing after he tried to flee, and arrest affidavits note swelling and redness on the deputy’s face.
• Farthing faces one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer, two misdemeanors for battery and resisting an officer, and a reported Kentucky parole violation.
• His girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, was arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly intoxication charge after court records described her as highly intoxicated and confronting other patrons.
• The footage release has renewed national media attention on the contrast between Farthing’s $167.3 million Powerball win and his extensive criminal history as his case proceeds.