CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A man who won a record $315 million in the Powerball lottery was taken to jail on charges of drunken driving and carrying a pistol.
Jack Whittaker, 57, was arrested Tuesday night after his Hummer struck a concrete median.
Senior Trooper M.J. Pinardo reported that he smelled alcohol but Whittaker refused sobriety tests and was “extremely belligerent.”
Troopers also said they found a small pistol in his boot and he was carrying $117,000 in cash.
In previous incidents:
Whittaker’s vehicle, business and home have been broken into multiple times.
While Whittaker was out of town, a teenager’s body was found at his home. There was no crime.
The lottery winner also faces charges of assaulting and threatening a bar manager in January.
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