Swafford, who is a former military Special Forces member, said he was paranoid about his personal safety but enjoyed being a multi-millionaire, in an earlier interview with Local 6 News."I've become a born-again Christian and God has given me a stewardship of his money," Swafford said in an earlier interview.
Before winning the lottery, Swofford impregnated two co-workers and married one of them. The women were sisters.
"After he won the lottery, he basically paid off one of the sisters to divorce him and she got a $5 million settlement to basically go away," DeForest said.
During the search, deputies confronted Swofford on his own property. Swofford was holding a handgun, according to officers.
"(They said) 'Drop the gun, drop the gun,' and there were several commands to drop the gun," Seminole County sheriff's Lt. Dennis Lemma said. "The person refused to drop the weapon and actually moved the weapon in a threatening manner toward deputies that were on scene."
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"It now appears that the lotto winner was trying to protect some of his fleet of sports cars, when in a twist of bad luck, he was confronted by sheriff's deputies," Mike DeForest said.
Deputies opened fire on Swofford, striking him at least three times, Local 6 News reported.
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