Anna Ayala, the Las Vegas woman who claimed to have bitten into a severed finger at a San Jose Wendy's restaurant, was arrested Thursday night in connection with the case, San Jose police said.
San Jose police spokesman Enrique Garcia said Ayala, 39, was arrested, but he declined to provide further details.
"We've arrested her in connection with the Wendy's investigation. She's currently in custody'' in Las Vegas, said Garcia late Thursday night.
Police did not say on what charges Ayala was arrested. A press conference is scheduled at the San Jose Police Department at 1 p.m. today to discuss details about the arrest, Garcia said.
I had read earlier that she had been arrested and allegedly charged with grand theft, but not that it was in connection with the Wendy's investigation. Details here from the San Francisco Chronicle.
UPDATE: The Smoking Gun has the San Jose Police Department's press release from Friday Apr. 22 online here. Ayala's in serious trouble now. And it sounds like she deserves every bit of it.