TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman’s good luck ran out shortly after she gained a current lottery prize.
NBC Miami reports that Amanda Walkes, 37, of Coral Springs, was arrested on a number of charges, together with child neglect, simply days after she cashed a lottery ticket price $50,000.
According to an arrest report, Walkes tried to pressure a minor to falsely change their story about being sexually abused by Walkes’ live-in boyfriend, Earen Huings.
The Florida Lottery website shows Walkes gained $50,000 from the 2023 CASH BLAST scratch-off sport. The ticket was bought at a Publix retailer in Fort Lauderdale.
Walkes claimed the prize on Jan. 5, and she or he was arrested Wednesday.
Walkes’ arrest comes shortly after her boyfriend Huings was arrested on sexual assault charges.
According to an affidavit, Huings was accused of sexually abusing a minor over the course of 5 years. Authorities stated Walkes threatened the minor and tried to stress them into recanting their claims and dropping the charges.
Authorities stated Walkes had a number of cellphone conversations with Huings whereas he was in jail, they usually mentioned methods to persuade the minor to lie.
She was arrested and charged with child neglect with nice bodily hurt, tampering with a witness and prison conspiracy. She was being held on the Paul Rein Detention Facility on a $50,000 bond, the identical quantity she gained.