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An Oklahoma Arby’s manager is facing a felony poisoning charge after police say surveillance video showed her allegedly spitting into a customer’s food, while a lawsuit filed by the same customer claims the incident led to a herpes infection.
Amanda Hendricks, a former manager at an Arby’s restaurant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure after an investigation into a March incident involving customer Jennica Church, according to court records cited by local outlets.
“I love Arby’s — not anymore,” Jennica Church told outlet KJRH.
According to an affidavit cited by local outlets, Broken Bow police obtained surveillance video from the restaurant and concluded Hendricks spat into sandwiches prepared for Church. A civil suit filed by Church alleges Hendricks was experiencing an active herpes outbreak at the time and that Church later tested positive for HSV-1 after eating the food.
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Amanda Hendricks was charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure after police investigated allegations that food served to an Oklahoma Arby’s customer had been contaminated. (McCurtain County Jail)
Church told KJRH that she stopped at the restaurant after a late bartending shift in March and noticed her order was taking longer than expected.
“It was taking a little bit of time,” Church told the station. “I thought they were mad at me because it was about to close.”
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An Oklahoma Arby’s manager was charged with felony poisoning after police said surveillance video showed her allegedly spitting into a customer’s food. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
According to KJRH, Church said she had a minor history with Hendricks but nothing significant.
On the night of the alleged incident, Church said she ate one sandwich while pulling out of the Arby’s parking lot and brought the remaining food home, where it was shared with her husband and a relative receiving hospice care.
According to the lawsuit, Church later developed a lesion on her lip and eventually tested positive for HSV-1.
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The customer, Jennica Church, filed a lawsuit claiming the contaminated meal later led to an HSV-1 infection and alleging the worker had visible symptoms while on shift. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Local police launched an investigation into the incident after receiving information from another Arby’s employee who alleged a co-worker had spat into a customer’s order, according to court records cited by local media.
Investigators obtained surveillance video from the restaurant and concluded it showed Hendricks spitting into food being prepared for Church, according to an affidavit cited by KJRH and KXII. Police say the surveillance appeared to show Hendricks lowering her head toward sandwich ingredients before saliva fell onto the food.
Hendricks was later charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure. She is being held in McCurtain County Jail, according to Oklahoma outlet KXII.
Church’s lawsuit alleges Hendricks knowingly worked while experiencing an active herpes outbreak and claims Arby’s restaurant operators allowed her to remain working despite having visible symptoms.
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