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Three Wendy’s employees charged after police said food was taken from trash and spat on in Union, South Carolina

Three Wendy's employees in Union, South Carolina, were charged in June after police said they spat on a customer's food and served it.

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UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, June 25 (Nationwide Times) — Three Wendy’s employees in Union, South Carolina, were charged after police said they took a customer’s food from the trash, spat on it and served it back after she complained about a drive-thru order.

Union police said the alleged tampering happened at the Wendy’s on North Duncan Bypass in late May, after the customer asked for her meal to be remade. The customer accepted the replacement order and drove away, according to police accounts cited in later reporting.

Authorities charged Aaliyah Shuntai Sanders, Trinity Lashell Rice and Shadela Crystal Holley with tampering with a human drug product or food item, Fox News reported. Fox News also reported that the three were arrested separately between June 16 and June 22.

Another report citing the Union Police Department said Sanders and Rice were arrested and that a third employee was disciplined by the restaurant. That report said the manager wrote up all three workers involved.

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Keith Lyn

Raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Keith Lyn is a Pierre contributor for Times Media Service. Lyn covers local news in Pierre, including city government, local elections, schools, public safety, development and community life. Lyn holds a master's degree in communication and media studies.

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