Record Lottery Winner Arrested (Again) on Drunken Driving, Other Charges

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBEDUD282E.html

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, authorities said.

Jack Whittaker, 57, was arrested Tuesday night after his Hummer struck a concrete median on the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley.

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 Whittaker's boot and he was carrying $117,000 in cash. snip

The body of 18-year-old Jesse Joe Tribble was found at Whittaker's home in September. Tribble's death was not a crime and Whittaker was out of town at the time.

Whittaker also faces charges of assaulting and threatening a manager at a bar in January.

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You can take the boy out of the country but you just can't take the country out of the boy. Yep.

[AlCzervik]

1. Is this the same guy that gave a bunch of money to his church

and then misplaced a briefcase full of cash at the titty bar?

[trumad]

2. Jesus dude, buy a limo....

[LisaM]

3. Is this the same guy who gave a bunch of money to a fundie church?

The one who was already a millionaire, and had some goofy, televangelist looking wife?

[indianablue]

4. Maybe I am mistaken but...

I think he was supposed to be somewhat religious and was going to donate some of his money to his church.

Plus what freaking idiot to carry around that sort of of Cash that is just plain stupid.

[Danocrat]

5. Yes

He was the one that went on CNN immediately after winning and said he had to tithe 10% to the church. He gave 30-some million to three different churches in his area. Next thing you hear is that he was drugged in a strip joint and half a million was stolen from inside his truck. Ah, Christian morals--don't you love 'em?

[indianablue]

7. DEBIT CARD..CREDIT CARD...

Who the F*** carries around that sort of cash unless they are plain out of touch or a drug dealer or doing something totally illegal..

[RagingInMiami]

6. You'd think he'd have enough money to call a cab

[denverbill]

8. Hell, he has enough money to pay a full-time chauffeur.

It's just too bad the US doesn't set it's traffic fines at a % of a person's net wealth.