Arby's Manager Accused of Spitting in Food

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

An Arby’s in Oklahoma is at the center of a shocking lawsuit after a customer claims a manager spat into her food, leading to an oral herpes infection. Surveillance allegedly shows the manager, Amanda Hendricks, contaminating sandwich ingredients — she’s now arrested and charged with poisoning food. The plaintiff, Jennica Church, says she tested positive for HSV-1 shortly after eating, and her suit accuses Hendricks of knowingly spreading the virus during an active outbreak. While the legal outcome hinges on proving direct causation — a tricky task given HSV-1’s common spread — this case…