Overview
- Law enforcement in Scott County booked James Farthing in late July on charges of first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault tied to an alleged argument after a boating trip.
- Court records show Farthing pleaded not guilty, was released on $15,000 bond, must wear an electronic monitor, and is barred from contacting the alleged victim.
- The complaint says the woman reported visible welts and that the altercation may have been captured by a Ring camera, details police cited when seeking the arrest.
- This marks at least the fourth arrest since Farthing won the $167.3 million Powerball in April 2025, following earlier Florida and Kentucky incidents and a separate felony hit-and-run indictment.
- Multiple cases remain active against Farthing, the strangulation matter has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 27, and prosecutors in Fayette County are pursuing the November hit-and-run charge.