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Arby’s manager accused of giving customer herpes after spitting in food, court records say
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Key Points:
- An Arby's manager in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Amanda Hendricks, has been charged with felony poisoning after allegedly spitting into a customer's food while having an active herpes outbreak.
- The incident occurred on March 28, and surveillance footage reportedly shows Hendricks contaminating sandwich meat with her saliva.
- The victim developed symptoms consistent with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) after consuming the food and has filed a civil lawsuit against Arby's for allowing Hendricks to work despite visible herpes lesions.
- The victim expressed ongoing fear of transmitting herpes to her family, including her husband and children.
- Hendricks was arrested and booked into McCurtain County Jail following the investigation.
