A woman working at a fast-food restaurant in Columbus, Mississippi was
arrested after a coworker accused her of serving contaminated food.
According to police, Sky Juliett Samuel put her menstrual
blood and saliva on a customer’s burger. .
She
was working at a Jack’s Family Restaurant on Jan. 7 when a co-worker
said she saw the 18-year-old smear the blood and saliva on a sandwich
and serve it to a customer. .
The incident received attention
after Samuel’s co-worker’s mother posted about it on Facebook and the
victim of the alleged incident filed a complaint with the police
department. .
Samuel could face up to five years in prison if she’s convicted of “knowingly sell(ing) unwholesome
bread or drink”. She turned herself into police on Monday. .
The
witness claims she was fired for sharing information about the incident
with her employers a few days later. The CEO of Jack’s reportedly said
she was terminated for reasons unrelated to it. .
Surveillance
cameras were turned over to investigators. The fast-food chain said in a
statement that they are cooperating with police and investigating
internally.
