Fast Food Worker Arrested After Allegedly Infecting Customer With Herpes

What started as a routine drive-thru order in Broken Bow, Oklahoma last March has turned into a nightmare with serious legal and health consequences. Former Arby’s employee Amanda Hendricks now faces felony food poisoning charges after allegedly contaminating a customer’s food in an act that goes far beyond typical workplace misconduct.

According to a lawsuit filed by Jennica Church, Hendricks deliberately spit on the sandwiches she was preparing while knowingly suffering from an active oral herpes outbreak. Church claims that after consuming the food, she developed herpes symptoms and later received confirmation from a doctor through an STD test. The lawsuit alleges that Church and Hendricks had a prior history with each other, though Church described it as nothing major. Hendricks was arrested on Sunday and remains in McCurtain County jail with her bond set at 25,000 dollars.

The implications here stretch beyond a single incident. Church is now dealing with the lifelong reality of managing a chronic STD, plus the anxiety of potentially transmitting it to family and friends. Her lawsuit targets both the restaurant and Hendricks personally, seeking damages for battery, emotional distress, and more. Perhaps most damning to Hendricks’defense, the lawsuit references surveillance video from the restaurant that allegedly captured her intentionally contaminating Church’s order.

This case raises uncomfortable questions about workplace safety, criminal intent, and the real-world consequences of deliberately harming someone through food tampering. It’s not just gross—it’s a serious crime with lasting damage to the victim. As of now, Arby’s has not responded to requests for comment about the incident or their safety protocols.