Arby's manager closing up for the night sees a mom pull into drive-thru and infects her with herpes after spitting in roast beef sandwich, cops and family say

An Arby's manager successful Oklahoma who was "mad" astatine a parent for showing up astatine the accelerated nutrient spot close arsenic it was "about to close" decided to spit successful the woman's roast beef sandwich — giving her herpes, according to constabulary and the victim.

"I emotion Arby's — not anymore," Jennica Church tells section NBC affiliate KJRH.

Church, a joined parent and bartender from McCurtain County, was allegedly targeted by manager Amanda Hendricks astatine an Arby's successful Broken Bow aft she got disconnected work. Church says she ordered a repast of 4 roast beef sandwiches for $10.

Hendricks was caught connected video spitting into sandwiches and giving the nutrient to Church astatine the drive-thru, according to police.

"It was taking a small spot of time," Church recounts astir however agelong it took to get her food. "I thought they were huffy astatine maine due to the fact that it was astir to close."

According to Church, she and Hendricks knew each different due to the fact that Broken Bow is simply a tiny town. But they didn't person immoderate atrocious humor betwixt them that Church knew of, KJRH reports.

Church said that aft eating her food, she experienced a flare-up connected her articulator and aboriginal visited a doc who diagnosed her with herpes. Word past got astir that Hendricks allegedly told radical she spit successful Church's sandwiches that night, according to Church, truthful she contacted police.

Investigators obtained camera footage from the Arby's and saw Hendricks spitting successful Church's food. She was arrested and charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure.

"Amanda is removing nutrient from the slicer," an apprehension affidavit obtained by The Smoking Gun says. "Amanda has the nutrient successful her hands and lifts it to cervix level and leans her caput down and you tin spot the saliva permission her rima and spell into the sandwich. Amanda continues making the different 3 [sandwiches] and sending retired the order."

Church's mother-in-law, Patricia Dollarhite, tells KJRH that Church's full household has been affected by what happened. Church's father-in-law and grandmother-in-law reportedly ate immoderate of the sandwiches that Church got from Arby's.

"My lad was sitting astatine my table, eating meal and helium wanted a kiss, and helium could not get one, truthful you stake I'm angry," Dollarhite said. "I spot what it's doing to my grandchildren, my son, my husband. I don't privation to buss my husband. He ate the food! Because helium hasn't had an outbreak, doesn't mean helium doesn't person it."

Church's household has hired a lawyer and filed a suit against Hendricks, Arby's and their affiliated edifice groups, according to KJRH. Church says the incidental has near her suffering from utmost anxiety, affectional distress and fearfulness of infection. She fears it volition besides impact her enactment arsenic a bartender.

"If I spell retired to devour and spot idiosyncratic with a large happening connected their face, I don't privation them serving maine food," she said.

Arby's has not responded to requests for comment.