South Florida Woman Arrested For Child Neglect After Winning Lottery Game

A South Florida woman who recently claimed her lottery prize is facing charges alongside her boyfriend, according to NBC 6.

Amanda Walkes, 37, of Coral Springs, was arrested for multiple charges, including child neglect, days after winning $50,000 from the 2023 CASH BLAST scratch-off game. Walkes cashed her lottery ticket on January 5 and was taken into custody almost a week later.

The charges stem from an incident involving her 49-year-old live-in boyfriend, Earen Huings. He was arrested for sexually abusing a minor for five years, according to an arrest report. After he was booked into jail for several charges, Walkes talked with him over the phone about convincing the victim to falsely change their story, authorities claim.

The 37-year-old lottery winner allegedly pressured the minor to drop the charges and even threatened them, per an arrest affidavit.

She ended up charged with child neglect with great bodily harm, tampering with a witness, and criminal conspiracy. Reporters said she's being held at the Paul Rein Detention Facility on a $50,000 bond -- the same amount she won from the lottery.