PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. —

Body camera footage has been released months after a Kentucky man, who won $167 million playing the Powerball, was arrested and accused of kicking a police officer in Florida.

James Farthing, of Georgetown, Kentucky, cashed his $167.3 million Powerball ticket on April 28.

Just days later, on May 2, Farthing was arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

An officer was trying to break up a fight between Farthing and another person at a hotel when Farthing kicked the officer in the face, according to court records.

The officer said there was body camera footage of the incident showing Farthing kicking him in the face during the incident.

In the video, Farthing and a man can be seen struggling at a bar area, which is when an

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