- LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A
woman who said she found part of a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili
last month has been arrested and charged with larceny in connection with
the incident, authorities said on Friday.
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- Anna Ayala, 39, was arrested on Thursday night at her
home in Las Vegas and was in custody in the Clark County Detention Center
there, police officials said.
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- Ayala had said she found the finger in chili prepared
at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose, California.
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- The larceny charge, which originated in San Jose, was
related to the finger incident, but the origin of the finger was still
unknown, said San Jose police department spokesman Nick Muyo.
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- More information would be given at a 1 p.m. press conference
in San Jose, he said.
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- Wendy's International Inc., which had offered a $100,000
reward for information on the origin of the finger, said it would make
a statement shortly.
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- Wendy's, the No. 3 U.S. hamburger chain, has said sales
fell significantly in the San Jose area following the incident, causing
some franchisees to lay off staff or reduce workers' hours.
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- The chain has said repeatedly that its own investigation
into the matter found no evidence of any finger or hand accidents among
any of its workers or its suppliers.
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