Mega Millions Mug Shot: Picture of Lottery Winner Holly Lahti
Holly Lahti may have to split winnings with estranged ex-con husband Joshua.
Jan. 14, 2010 — -- The nation's newest gazillionaire, Holly Lahti, may have to split her $190 million winnings with her estranged, ex-convict husband, Joshua Lahti.
Holly Lahti, 29, has yet to publicly come forward after claiming her winning Mega Millions ticket Tuesday.
Lahti's estranged husband, Joshua Lahti, has been arrested more than a dozen times and been convicted of domestic battery, drug possession and buying alcohol for a minor. His more serious sentence was for battery in which he was ordered to spend 30 days in jail and pay a $200 fine.
He was also arrested and charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment, but those charges were later dismissed,court records show. He has had numerous traffic violations.
The couple, while separated, are not divorced, ABC News affiliate KXLY reported.
In January 2003, both Holly and Joshua Lahti were booked on charges of battery and jailed. Holly Lahti sported a black eye in her mug shot. Joshua Lahti was charged with violating a no contact order and battery. The charges against both were eventually dropped.