Indiana teen targeted victims across several states for child sex abuse through social media, cops say

An 18-year-old Indiana teenager was found with hundreds of illegal photos and videos on his devices, and prosecutors say he targeted children across the country.

The investigation into the child sex abuse allegations began after the Hamilton County Internet Crime Against Children Task Force was tipped off about Carson Springer of Fishers allegedly recording himself having sex with another juvenile.

Police found hundreds of videos and photos in Springer's possession and identified victims as far away as Texas and Kansas.

Springer was 17 years old at the time the investigation began. Investigators obtained a search warrant and discovered more evidence of child abuse on Springer's Snapchat account.

When they searched Springer's phone, investigators found evidence that he was requesting child sex abuse material through the Telegram app.

Prosecutors say that Springer was creating child sex abuse material by recording himself having intercourse with other juveniles.

Police found hundreds of videos and photos in Springer's possession and identified victims as far away as Texas and Kansas. Prosecutors said for three victims, Springer created AI-generated nude images.

While the crimes were allegedly committed when Springer was a juvenile, prosecutors released details of the case because he has been charged as an adult.

The suspect allegedly said he preferred children between 13 and 15 years old, but his devices also reportedly contained material with prepubescent children.

He was arrested on Jan. 16 on charges of possession of child pornography and child exploitation, according to Fishers police.

Emily Perry with Susie's Place Child Advocacy Centers told WTHR-TV that parents need to closely monitor their children's use of social media.

"More and more young people are becoming perpetrators of crimes against other children using online tools," Perry said. "We really need to also be teaching parents about how to have those conversations with their youth about how to use those applications responsibly so that they're not perpetrating those crimes on their peers."

Fishers Police Lt. Doug Baker said what steps parents should take if they find child sex abuse material on their children's devices.

"Don't be afraid to report it," he said. "Don't delete stuff off the child's phone. Block the suspect, block the other person who's making the problem with your child, that's fine, but keep everything on the device."

Springer will face a jury trial in September.

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Suspect in fatal shooting of detective 'got run over; he got what he deserved,' sheriff says

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a California sheriff's detective Thursday was himself killed amid a standoff — and a local sheriff unapologetically spelled out what went down for reporters and the public.

"We intentionally ran him over. ... You shoot at cops, we're going to run you over," Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said Thursday, KSEE-TV reported. "He got run over; he got what he deserved."

'This situation went from a civil order of removal to where our officer was shot and killed. This is senseless.'

"The suspect was lying prone on the ground, in camouflage clothing, continuing to pose a threat," Boudreaux said later during a news conference, according to Fox News. "The situation was resolved, and the suspect is now dead."

Boudreaux said in a Thursday evening news conference that a BearCat armored vehicle operated by the Kern County Sheriff's Office ran over the suspect — 59-year-old David Morales — following an hours-long standoff, KSEE said.

"He was not shot," Boudreaux said of Morales, Fox News noted. "One of the BearCats ran over him and killed him."

The incident began when an eviction notice served at a home in Porterville escalated into a shooting, KSEE said. Porterville is about an hour north of Bakersfield.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said the incident began when sheriff's office officials arrived at a home in the 1700 block of West Brian Avenue around 10:20 a.m. to serve an eviction notice, the station said.

With that, an individual inside the residence began shooting at the officers who served the notice, KSEE noted.

Sheriff Boudreaux told the station that Porterville Police knew about Morales and that he had been renting the property.

However, KSEE noted that Morales had stopped paying rent, which prompted the eviction notice visit.

“This is not normal. This is not what reasonable people do,” Boudreaux said, according to the station.

"This situation went from a civil order of removal to where our officer was shot and killed. This is senseless," Boudreaux said, according to Fox News.

A witness to the shooting showed the station a 10-second video during which 12 gunshots were heard and at least four officers were taking cover behind a parked car, KSEE noted.

Boudreaux said the detective who was fatally shot in the standoff was a father with a pregnant wife, the station said, adding that the detective was shot in the head.

The detective was pronounced dead at 11:57 a.m. at Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville, KSEE said.

Sheriff Boudreaux identified the fatally shot detective as 35-year-old Randy Hoppert, a six-year veteran of the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.

Hoppert was a Navy corpsman who served from 2010 to 2015 and joined the Tulare County Sheriff's Office in January 2020, Boudreaux said, according to Fox News.

"Sheriff Boudreaux, and all of us at the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, are shocked and deeply saddened by today's tragic events," the sheriff's office said. "We ask that you keep our deputy's grieving family in your prayers."

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Trump blasts Biden over illegal alien charged in deadly hammer attack against woman — and posts uncensored video of killing

President Donald Trump absolutely eviscerated former President Joe Biden and "radical Democrats" in the wake of Homeland Security's announcement that a male accused of killing a woman in a brutal hammer attack last week in Florida is an illegal alien the Biden administration protected from deportation.

Trump went off in a Thursday night Truth Social post saying the suspect — Haitian national Rolbert Joachin — was "released into our Country by the WORST President in History, Crooked Joe Biden, and the Radical Democrats in Congress."

'As I’ve said all along, if you import the Third World, you become the Third World, and that is what happened over the four years of Democrat Control.'

The president added that "the video of her brutal slaying is one of the most vicious things you will ever see. This animal was allowed to stay here because the Biden Administration granted him, and all Haitians, 'Temporary [Protected] Status,' a massively abused and fraudulent program which my Administration is working to terminate, but Deranged Liberal District Court Judges are standing in our way. This one killing should be enough for these Radical Judges to STOP impeding my Administration’s Immigration Policies, and allow us to END THIS SCAM ONCE AND FOR ALL."

As Blaze News previously reported, a 40-year-old male is accused of hitting a woman in the head with a hammer and killing her in a horrific attack recorded on surveillance video outside a Fort Myers gas station convenience store.

DHS said suspect Joachin "first entered the United States in August 2022 and was released into the country under the Biden administration. A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him in 2022, but the Biden administration granted him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024."

“This illegal alien barbarically hit this woman in the head multiple times with a hammer. This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they then gave him Temporary Protected Status," said Lauren Bis, acting assistant secretary at the DHS Office of Public Affairs. "Their reckless immigration policies cost this woman her life."

Trump added: "To my fellow Republicans, and frankly all Common Sense Americans, NEVER FORGET that Joe Biden and the Democrat Party turned the United States of America into a dumping ground, allowing Tens of MILLIONS of Criminals, Lunatics, and the Mentally Insane from all over the World to pour into our Country, totally unvetted and unchecked through our wide Open Borders. As I’ve said all along, if you import the Third World, you become the Third World, and that is what happened over the four years of Democrat Control. We are rapidly trying to reverse this decline through Deportations, but if the Democrats are ever given another chance at power, they will immediately REOPEN the Border, and allow America to once again be a Safe Haven for Criminals."

The president also asked for "prayer for this innocent woman’s family. We will ensure quick and severe JUSTICE is served in this case!"

DHS said Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer against Joachin and that he will be deported regardless of the outcome of his case.

Joachin on Friday remained behind bars at the Lee County Jail on charges of homicide (murder dangerous depraved without premeditation) and criminal mischief. There is no bond listed for him in jail records.

Numerous outlets have posted censored video of the fatal hammer attack, but Trump attached video of the uncensored attack to his Truth Social post.

"I don’t recommend you watch this tape, because it is so terrible, but felt I had an obligation to put it up so that people can see what Democrats are protecting, and wanting to come into our Country, even now, after all we’ve been through," Trump wrote. "Again, viewer discretion advised — Not for children!"

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'Completely evil' man sentenced to decades in prison for tying up and raping elderly woman in Ohio

A man convicted for raping an elderly woman and tying her up will spend decades in prison after Ohio police were able to find one thumbprint from the crime scene.

Columbus police said they were called to the Eastmoor neighborhood on Jan. 13 on reports of a rape.

'This is the nightmare every woman fears. I cannot think of a worse set of facts.'

The 87-year-old woman told police that she awoke to find a man in all black and wearing a ski mask standing over her. He raped her and then tied her up before leaving her in her kitchen.

It took her about three hours to free herself, and then she discovered that he had stolen her car from a detached garage.

Detectives said they were able to identify a suspect through a thumbprint that was found on a bottle of disinfectant wipes. The suspect lived only a few blocks away from the victim.

They arrested 31-year-old Miguel Rodriguez Rolon two days later.

Family members of the victim said she used a walker to get to the court stand and testified against Rolon.

He was found guilty in March of two counts of rape, one count of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated burglary. He was sentenced to at least 84 years in prison.

Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Brown excoriated Rolon and called his crime "completely evil" during sentencing.

"It is completely evil to rape an 87-year-old woman. This is the nightmare every woman fears. I cannot think of a worse set of facts," Brown said. "You're the reason we build prisons in this country."

Her family said she still faces a long rehabilitation process, but they are happy that justice was served in the case.

Rolon will also have to register as a Tier III sex offender.

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High school student says teens lured, kidnapped, burned, battered, and forced him to drink alcohol — over a girl

Four Texas teens kidnapped a high school student and tortured him after a dispute over a girl, police records say.

The Houston Chronicle identified the suspects — all 17-year-olds — as Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda.

The affidavit said the suspects threatened to kill the alleged victim and harm his family and friends if he contacted the police about the reported encounter.

Court records show that all four suspects have been charged with aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and engaging in organized criminal activity — both first-degree felonies.

Citing an arrest warrant, KVUE-TV reported that the alleged victim departed Del Valle High School with three of the four suspects and went to a nearby gas station on Feb. 19.

The alleged victim told police that the suspects — whom he had been friendly with for approximately two years — invited him to go and get food, the affidavit said.

However, the affidavit also said the suspects drove past the restaurant and instead drove the alleged victim to Rojas-Alvarado's home, where the student said he had previously visited.

The alleged victim told investigators that he and the suspects were in the garage of the home talking for about an hour and a half before they instructed him to sit in a chair in the middle of the room, where he had his hands and legs restrained with duct tape, according to the affidavit.

"Two of the suspects left, with Rojas-Alvarado returning with a gun," KVUE reported. "He then allegedly pressed the gun to the victim's head and told him not to move as the other suspects began restraining him in the chair with duct tape."

The affidavit said the suspects took turns hitting the alleged victim with aluminum baseball bats, belts, and a walking cane while Rojas-Alvarado held him at gunpoint.

Police said the alleged victim told them that Lemus-Perez heated a box cutter with a lighter and pressed it against his chest, while Rojas-Alvarado forced him to drink from a bottle of clear alcohol.

The alleged victim informed investigators that Rojas-Alvarado threatened to cut off his toe with the box cutter if he didn't drink the alcohol from the bottle, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit said Rojas-Alvarado grabbed a chainsaw and a machete while the suspects threatened to cut off his body parts. However, the alleged victim said Rojas-Alvarado was unsuccessful in starting the chainsaw.

The purported victim said Rojas-Alvarado told him he was being beaten and tortured for talking to his girlfriend, the affidavit revealed. The alleged victim said Rojas-Alvarado ordered him to stay away from his girlfriend.

The affidavit said the suspects threatened to kill the alleged victim and harm his family and friends if he contacted the police about the reported encounter.

The alleged victim told investigators that Rojas-Alvarado deleted his and the other suspects' contact information from the teen's phone, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit said the suspects cut the alleged victim loose from the chair and then dropped him off at an unknown location.

KVUE reported that police obtained a search warrant and discovered evidence at the residence of Rojas-Alvarado that corroborated the alleged victim's claims.

According to KVUE, police noticed contusions and redness on the alleged victim's thigh consistent with blunt force trauma, as well as irregular marks on his chest, back, and abdomen.

During follow-up interviews with detectives, Santiago-Martinez, Lemus-Perez, and Oliva-Villeda admitted to planning the alleged attack a week prior and then coordinating and carrying out the purported confrontation, KVUE stated.

KVUE reported that Santiago-Martinez and Oliva-Villeda confessed to threatening, beating, and holding a toy gun to the head of the alleged victim.

The four suspects were arrested.

The Del Valle Independent School District provided the following statement to KEYE-TV:

Del Valle ISD is aware of the reports of an off-campus incident that resulted in the arrests of former DVISD students. The incident is being actively investigated by the Travis County Sheriff's Office. The district does not have further information at this time. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we will continue to monitor this incident. We will always communicate with the school community when there are impacts to the school environment.

J’Kaideon Mitchell, a student at Del Valle High School, told KEYE, "I thought it was insane, especially at our school. It's just crazy how strong that person would have to be to report it and just stay alive, honestly."

The investigation is ongoing.

The Travis County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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'I'll kill you in the name of Allah': Knife-wielding male makes death threats in chilling driveway incident; suspect arrested

A knife-wielding male was caught on surveillance video issuing death threats — he was heard twice saying, "I'll kill you in the name of Allah" — to another man in the driveway of an Ohio home in the middle of the night last weekend.

Anthony Tyrone Jessie Long, 23, was arrested and charged with aggravated menacing and aggravated trespassing after Warren County Sheriff's deputies were called to a Franklin Township home just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday for a reported suspicious person, WXIX-TV reported, citing sheriff's office records.

'Hey bud, you knocking on the door?'

A woman told dispatchers that a male was walking around the front of the property and knocking on the door while holding a knife and threatening to kill her husband "in the name of Allah" before chasing after the couple's daughter, who had just arrived in the driveway, the station said.

"We knew our daughter would just get out of the car and come right in," the woman told WXIX in the aftermath, adding that "we were too afraid that the guy was going to do something to her."

Surveillance video shows the suspect at first kneeling and bowing his head on the driveway. Soon the dad approaches the suspicious person and asks him, "Hey, bud, you knocking on the door?"

With that, the male walks toward the dad and twice tells him, "I'll kill you in the name of Allah."

The dad then retreats toward the house and yells for his daughter to drive away.

The daughter was able to get away, WXIX reported, and the suspicious person fled in a car.

When deputies got to the scene, the victims showed them surveillance video of the incident, the station said.

About 15 minutes later, Clearcreek Police were dispatched to a traffic stop near Bunnell Hill and State Route 122; a caller claimed they were being followed by a driver — and that the driver tried to ram the caller's car, WXIX said.

With that, the person who called 911 led the driver to a Clearcreek Police station where officers detained the driver, identified as Long, as the driver matched the description of the suspicious person wanted for threatening the Franklin Township family, the station noted.

Deputies returned to the Franklin Township residence, and the family showed them video of the suspicious person with a knife — and the knife matched the one found in Long's possession, WXIX said.

Long was taken to the Warren County Jail, and jail records on Thursday afternoon indicate he's still behind bars. The station said Long is being held on a $1,500 cash-only bond for the Clearcreek incident as well as a $75,000 bond for the Franklin Township incident; his next court date is April 23.

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Teens definitely pick wrong homeowner to 'ding-dong ditch'; cops say he came out of house with gun, opened fire after prank

A gun-toting Ohio man was arrested Saturday after he opened fire multiple times at a car full of juveniles after a "ding-dong ditch" prank on his Green Township residence, WXIX-TV reported, citing court records.

Police said they discovered shell casings and a semiautomatic pistol with a green laser at the home of 33-year-old Yarvis Godfrey in the 5000 block of Starvue Drive, the station said, citing an affidavit.

'He doesn't deserve what's happening to him. He's not a criminal at all. And I'm concerned for him and his family.'

WXIX said no one was hurt, but court records indicate that a bullet struck the vehicle the teens were in as they took off.

Godfrey is charged with felonious assault, improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone, and two counts of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, the station said.

Four juveniles told police they went to the home to "ding-dong ditch" it and banged on the front door before running back to their vehicle, WXIX said, citing the affidavit.

A neighbor of Godfrey's said in a WXIX news video that "he's got footprints on his door ... I guess they were kicking it."

The station said the teens drove to a nearby cul-de-sac, turned around, drove back up the street, and passed the home in question.

The teens told police they saw a man with a gun near the street, and all four described the gun as having a green light or laser, WXIX reported, citing court records.

The station said the suspect fired multiple shots, and the juveniles fled to another cul-de-sac.

The suspect, later identified as Godfrey, followed them to confront them when police arrived, WXIX said, citing the affidavit.

Officers said they found a bullet hole in the trunk of the juveniles’ black Kia Rio, a second bullet hole in the siding of a nearby home, and a third bullet hole in the siding of another home, the station noted, citing court records.

Police said they also found a .45 caliber shell casing on the road in front of the home, WXIX reported.

Officers executed a search warrant on the home and said they found a .45 caliber black semiautomatic pistol with a green laser, the station said, citing the affidavit.

"Responding with a .45 caliber weapon is completely disproportionate," Hamilton County prosecutors said in court Monday, WLWT-TV reported; prosecutors also requested a no-firearms order to be added to Godfrey's bond.

Godfrey's bond was set at $80,000 on all the charges, WLWT noted, adding that the judge granted the no-firearms order. Godfrey reportedly also is to have no contact with the juveniles.

During Godfrey's arraignment, his attorney said Godfrey doesn't know who the juveniles are, WLWT said, adding that prosecutors allege the group knows one of Godfrey's children who lives in the home.

Police said Godfrey was taken to the Hamilton County Justice Center, but he didn't turn up in a Thursday-morning check of the facility's inmate roster.

Police said all juveniles involved were charged with disorderly conduct.

The same neighbor who spoke in the WXIX news video said of Godfrey, "He's a really good man, and I hate to see what's happening to him. He doesn't deserve what's happening to him. He's not a criminal at all. And I'm concerned for him and his family. "

The neighbor added that Godfrey "was very angry. I think it had happened before. I think this was like the second time. ... 'I'm tired of them doing this to me' is what he said."

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1 child dead after woman allegedly left 6 siblings alone — they were forced to eat ants and cockroaches

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for child cruelty after allegedly leaving six young siblings to fend for themselves, according to Georgia police.

Douglasville police said they found the kids, who ranged in age from 1 to 10 years old, unsupervised at the home on James D. Simpson Avenue on March 29.

'I thought everything was OK, but I just know she's never home, she's never there, and it's just sad.'

The oldest child told police they were forced to eat cockroaches and ants. Police believed they were left alone for about 12 hours.

Arrest warrants state that police found the home to be lacking "adequate food or suitable living conditions," and they reported a "strong, foul odor consistent with unsanitary living conditions."

Sherry Diane Magby was arrested on Thursday and charged with six counts of child cruelty in the second degree. She was taken into custody at the Douglas County Jail.

Police have not disclosed the woman's relationship to the children.

One of the children died, but police did not release information about the circumstances of the child's death.

WXIA-TV said court records indicated that Magby had been previously arrested for allegedly cutting her son by throwing a pocketknife at him. She faced a child cruelty charge in that incident as well.

Neighbors in the area told WXIA that they had expressed concern about the lack of supervision over the children.

"I thought everything was OK, but I just know she's never home, she's never there, and it's just sad, sad," said one neighbor, who didn't want to be identified.

"One time, I told my husband we might need to do a welfare check because he came home like 12 o'clock one night, and the kids was outside playing. She wasn't there," another neighbor said to WAGA-TV.

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Thug accused of killing woman in Florida hammer attack is Haitian illegal alien protected from deportation under Biden: DHS

The male accused of killing a woman in a Florida hammer attack last week is a Haitian illegal alien who was protected from deportation under former President Joe Biden's administration, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.

'Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they then gave him Temporary Protected Status.'

DHS said the suspect in the attack "first entered the United States in August 2022 and was released into the country under the Biden administration. A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him in 2022, but the Biden administration granted him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024."

Image source: Department of Homeland Security

DHS said Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer against the suspect, and he will be deported regardless of the outcome of his case.

Notably, both Fort Myers Police as well as the Lee County Sheriff's Office spell the suspect's name Rolbert Joachin, while DHS spells it Rolbert Joachim. The reason for the spelling discrepancy is unclear, but Fort Myers Police on Wednesday confirmed to Blaze News that "the correct spelling is Joachin." DHS on Wednesday didn't immediately reply to Blaze News' question about the correct spelling of the suspect's last name.

Joachin on Wednesday remained behind bars at the Lee County Jail on charges of homicide (murder dangerous depraved without premeditation) and criminal mischief. There is no bond listed for him in jail records.

Gulf Coast News on Wednesday reported that Joachin gave a detailed confession to detectives following his arrest and indicated that he went to the gas station last week specifically to kill the victim — a gas station clerk identified as Nilufa Easmin, also known as Yasmin. The outlet added in a video report that Easmin was the mother of two daughters.

$167 million Powerball winner arrested for 4th time since winning lottery after allegedly stealing cash during burglary

A Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot less than a year ago has been arrested for the fourth time since winning the lottery, according to multiple reports.

James Shannon Farthing, 51, and his mother won the $167.3 million Powerball lottery on April 26, 2025, which was the largest prize ever awarded in Kentucky.

The woman later reported to officers that she feared for her life while at Farthing's house, according to police.

The Courier-Journal obtained an arrest citation saying Farthing "unlawfully entered" a residence in Lexington around 7:16 p.m. March 28.

The citation noted that the resident of the house said she witnessed Farthing on a security camera before hearing a "loud noise that sounded as if the door had been busted open."

The resident informed police that she was missing $12,000 in cash, according to the citation.

WLEX-TV reported that Farthing fled the crime scene in a black Porsche.

Police said they located Farthing in his vehicle in a parking lot.

The arrest citation revealed that officers observed a burnt marijuana blunt in an ashtray, which led them to search the vehicle, where they discovered additional marijuana and blunts.

Farthing was charged with possession of marijuana and burglary.

Farthing's $10,000 cash bond was posted March 29.

WKYT-TV reported that Farthing has entered a not guilty plea to the charges.

Farthing is scheduled to appear in court April 27.

The Courier-Journal previously reported Farthing was arrested on Feb. 11 for allegedly intimidating a participant in a legal process, citing records from Scott County District Court.

The Scott County Sheriff's Department said Farthing picked a woman up from her Lexington home for a get-together.

"The woman allegedly told law enforcement Farthing gave her a 'gummy' she felt pressured to take, though she was not sure what was in the gummy," the Courier-Journal reported.

The woman later reported to police that she feared for her life while at Farthing's house, according to police.

When deputies arrived at the house, they noticed a firearm and ammunition "in plain view" on Farthing's bedside table, the citation stated.

Due to her intoxication level, the woman was transferred to a local hospital.

The citation noted that while at the hospital, the woman showed text messages to officers she was actively receiving from Farthing.

Officers who were still at Farthing's home seized his cell phone, police said.

According to the citation, one text message Farthing wrote to the woman read: "Why would you do this to me unreal id never hurt you."

The citation said Farthing told police that the woman had been "perfectly fine" before she disappeared and that he sent her multiple text messages in an attempt "to locate her."

Farthing was arrested and charged with attempting to influence the woman "by means of harassing communications."

Farthing was ordered not to contact the woman, according to court records.

Farthing was arrested in November 2025 in connection with a hit-and-run collision in Fayette County, according to the Courier-Journal. Farthing was charged with wanton endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid or assistance.

As Blaze News previously reported, Farthing was arrested in Florida on April 29, 2025, just one day after he and his mother claimed the $167.3 million lottery jackpot.

Police released chaotic bodycam video of Farthing appearing to assault a deputy.

He was charged with battery and resisting an officer.

WLEX previously reported that Farthing pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery and obstructing or resisting an officer without violence on Feb. 27, 2026.

Farthing received a sentence of time served after spending nine days in jail, according to court documents.

WLEX noted that Farthing was ordered to pay a total of $1,000 in fines, including $151 to the Rape Crisis Trust Fund and $201 to the Domestic Violence Trust Fund.

Citing online court records, People magazine reported that Farthing is awaiting arraignments in two separate cases in April, but it could not confirm the charges in those cases.

The Scott County attorney and the Fayette County Commonwealth’s attorney did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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