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Woman arrested in finger-in-the-food case

LAS VEGAS, April 22 (UPI) -- Las Vegas police have arrested a woman who claimed to have found a human finger in her chili at a California Wendy's restaurant.

Anna Ayala, 39, was arrested late Thursday and booked into a county jail as a fugitive from San Jose, Calif., site of the Wendy's where she claimed she found the finger tip in her bowl of chili, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.

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San Jose officials said they would release more information on the arrest during a Friday afternoon news conference.

"We've arrested her in connection with the Wendy's investigation. She's currently in custody" in Las Vegas, said San Jose police spokesman Enrique Garcia.

The finger was turned over to authorities who are conducting DNA tests to try and determine where it came from.

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