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Arby’s Manager Charged Felony After Spitting Herpes-Infected Sandwich

6/25/2026

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Amanda Hendricks, Arby’s manager in Oklahoma, was charged in 2026 with felony poisoning after allegedly spitting herpes-infected saliva into a sandwich.
Police investigated after an employee reported it and surveillance showed Hendricks lowering her head toward the meat.
Customer Jennica Church tested positive for HSV-1 and said her husband and mother-in-law, who also ate the sandwich, were exposed.
A civil suit alleges Arby’s let Hendricks work despite an active herpes outbreak.

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Amanda Hendricks, Arby’s manager in Oklahoma, was charged in 2026 with felony poisoning after allegedly spitting herpes-infected saliva into a sandwich.
Police investigated after an employee reported it and surveillance showed Hendricks lowering her head toward the meat.
Customer Jennica Church tested positive for HSV-1 and said her husband and mother-in-law, who also ate the sandwich, were exposed.
A civil suit alleges Arby’s let Hendricks work despite an active herpes outbreak.