A judge has temporarily stayed a child-support warrant issued for a New Jersey man who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot last week.
Authorities say Pedro Quezada, 44, owes about $29,000 in back child support.
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik announced yesterday that the warrant had been stayed until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, at which time Quezada is to appear before state Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela in Paterson.
Quezada claimed on Tuesday a lump-sum Powerball payment worth $221 million, about $152 million after taxes. A Sheriff’s Department spokesman said the state Lottery Division generally satisfies such judgments before the winnings are released.
The unpaid child support goes back to 2009, but it is not clear which or how many of Quezada’s five children are covered by warrant.