Overview
- Police say the alleged attack followed a boating trip and that the woman had visible welts on her neck, with the victim telling investigators the incident may have been recorded on a Ring camera.
- Farthing was taken into custody and pleaded not guilty, and a judge set a $15,000 bond and required him to wear a monitoring device while prohibiting contact with the alleged victim.
- A preliminary hearing in the strangulation and assault (domestic violence) case is scheduled for Aug. 27, when a judge will review evidence and decide if the charges proceed to trial.
- This is Farthing’s fourth arrest since he and his mother claimed a $167.3 million Powerball prize in April 2025, and he also faces a separate grand-jury indictment in a November 2025 hit-and-run along with earlier arrests in Florida and on an alleged witness-intimidation charge.
- The new charges add to public scrutiny of Farthing and leave multiple criminal matters unresolved, with all allegations unproven until proved in court and potential legal and personal consequences for him and the alleged victim.