Show Chili Fin Finger er Hoax Lands Woman oman in Jail Amanda Chamberlain Arts Entertainment The story is as ghastly as the finger that started it Word spread fast that on March 22 a 39 year old Las Vegas resident resident resident res res- ident Anna Ayala found a 1 2 1 inch severed partial finger in her Value Menu chili last month at aSan a aSan aSan San Jose Wendy's fast food restaurant Now the Wendy's chain is hoping and praying that the word spreads just as speedily that they were not responsible responsible responsible sible for putting it there Officials became suspicious when all workers at the fast tood food joints joint's s distribution distribution tion entities were found with all initial digits intact Wendy's International Inc officially officially officially announced the end of their internal search for a correla correla- tion The verdict no links found between the finger and the restaurant All eyes abruptly turned towards Ayala Wendy's officials hired private investigators tors to clear their name and get to the bottom of this stomach- stomach wrenching situation With reason to believe that Ayala allegedly committed grand larceny larceny larceny lar lar- ceny police arrested her late last Thursday night and held the could-be could con- con woman in custody overnight at the Las Vegas Clark County jail Note to Ayala living living living liv liv- ing in Sin City does not imply one can getaway get getaway getaway with larceny away L- L Ayala Ayaia had previously previous previous- previously ly hired a lawyer to claim damages from being a victim in the atrocious ordeal Ayala dropped the lawsuit lawsuit lawsuit law law- suit altogether when she claimed it was making her life too stressful The lawsuit has caused her great emotional emotional emotional emo emo- distress and continues continues continues con con- to be difficult emotionally said her attorney Jeffrey Jan Janoff off This was hmm after she was questioned by bythe bythe bythe the police as well as having her house searched Not that Wendy's minded the drop of an un-named un amount lawsuit lawsuit lawsuit law law- suit but the fact that Wendy's Vendy's was believed to be the cause of the suit in the first place proved to be enough to disregard that minor note Its important very r- r 0 to us to find una out what really happened at the restaurant Wendy's spokesman Denny Lynch sa said d ab about ut the investigation We will continue to fully cooperate cooperate cooperate coop coop- erate with the police investigation The fast food chain isn't placing a bounty of for information information information mation in regard to the owner of the finger just for kicks There have been great consequences consequences consequences conse conse- that played out drastically against them due to that grotesque scene in San Jose Assumed to have stemmed from the chili occurrence food sales have dropped at Wendy's franchises in Northern California forcing layoffs and reduced hours the company said With cooperation of citizens calling Wendy's tip hotline and information from insiders perhaps the of nf the finer finger case V 0 chili will come to a resolve A fingerprint analysis has already been performed so what comes now willbe will willbe willbe be the product of cooperative informants and an airtight investigation |