Single Mom Who Won $188 Million Dollar Lottery Bails Her Gangster Boyfriend With $9 Million Dollars

A prosecutor says a woman who won the lottery spent $3 million bond that got her drug suspect boyfriend out of jail earlier this year. Now that suspect is back behind bars under a bond that’s twice as high and she bailed him out again with $6 mil.

Assistant District Attorney Chris Thomas said that Marie Holmes paid for the bond that set Lamarr McDow free in March just weeks after she won a $188 million Powerball jackpot. It was widely rumored at the time that Holmes, who Thomas referred to as McDow’s fiancee, had put up the money, but court records showed only information on payment of the bond from 3 bail bondsmen, who do not have to disclose who paid them to post the bond.

Marie defended herself vehemently on Facebook against those who criticized her decision to bail Lamarr out of jail:

“What Y’all need to be worried about is Y’all money and not how I spend mine this is benefitting Y’all how? And no he’s no drug dealer or user but who are Y’all to judge anybody? I will definitely pray for Y’all because it’s much need…they talked about Jesus so I’m not surprised Y’all are talking about me but be blessed though,” she said after bailing out her boyfriend. 

McDow was one of three suspects arrested in November 2014 as part of a year-long investigation. He was charged with crimes including trafficking heroin and possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver heroin. The investigation stemmed from an incident in July in the Shallotte area when more than 8,000 bags of heroin was seized.
McDow’s criminal history includes convictions for assault on a female, assault and several counts of drug possession dating back to 2000.