Wendy’s finger pointer gets fingered for crime
[[Image:ClarkCountyDetention.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Anna Ayala was arrested on a fugitive warrant so no bail was set. Early this morning, she was still behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center in [[:Category:Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]].]]
{{byline|date=April 22, 2005|location=[[:Category:Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]}} San Jose police arrested the woman who made the claim she found a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Police made the arrest of Anna Ayala on Thursday night at or near her Las Vegas home.

A sign on the front door of the Ayala residence urged reporters and curious onlookers not to disturb the occupants. The sign reads, "Trust Me Do Not Knock On Door Emotionally Disturbard Thanx".

Anna Ayala was arrested on a fugitive warrant so no bail was set. Early this morning, Ayala was still behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center.

Police spokesman Enrique Garcia said further details on the 39-year-old Ayala will be released at a news conference scheduled for 1pm Friday.

According to the ''Los Angeles Times'', the arrest came hours after Wendy’s concluded its own internal investigation that found no link to the finger in its food distribution chain.

Wendy’s offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the source of the finger.

[[Image:AyalaHome.jpg|thumb|right|Ayala was arrested at or near her home in [[w:Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada.]]]]
[[Image:SignOnAyalaDoor.jpg|thumb|right|A sign on the front door of the Ayala residence urged reporters and curious onlookers not to disturb the occupants.]]
==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=Wendy's doubles reward for 'chili finger' info to US$100,000
|date=April 16, 2005}}
*{{Wikinews|title=Police investigate new lead in 'Chili Finger' case; Ayala abandons lawsuit
|date=April 13, 2005}}

* {{wikinews|title=Las Vegas 'chili finger' woman has history of lawsuits
|date=April 11, 2005}}

* {{wikinews|title=Police search home of Las Vegas woman who found finger in her chili at Wendy's
|date=April 8, 2005}}

* {{wikinews|title=Owner of Wendy's chili finger still not found
|date=April 5, 2005}}

* {{wikinews|title=Chili finger may have been raw
|date=March 27, 2005}}

* {{wikinews|title=Wendy's sales down in Northern California
|date=March 27, 2005}}

* {{wikinews|title=Woman finds human finger in bowl of chili at Wendy's restaurant
|date=March 24, 2005}}

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/22/business/22wendys.html
|title=CSI: Wendy's Restaurants
|author=Matt Richtel and Alexei Barrioneuvo
|pub=The New York Times
|date=April 22 , 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-finger22apr22,1,4350672.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true 
|title=Police Arrest Finger Finder
|author=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|pub=LATimes.com
|date=April 22 , 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/22/FINGER.TMP 
|title=Woman in finger case arrested
|author=Ryan Kim
|pub=SFgate.com
|date=April 22, 2005}}

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Las Vegas, Nevada.
 San Jose police arrested the woman who made the claim she found a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Police made the arrest of Anna Ayala on Thursday night at or near her Las Vegas home.

A sign on the front door of the Ayala residence urged reporters and curious onlookers not to disturb the occupants. The sign reads, "Trust Me Do Not Knock On Door Emotionally Disturbard Thanx".

Anna Ayala was arrested on a fugitive warrant so no bail was set. Early this morning, Ayala was still behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center.

Police spokesman Enrique Garcia said further details on the 39-year-old Ayala will be released at a news conference scheduled for 1pm Friday.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the arrest came hours after Wendy’s concluded its own internal investigation that found no link to the finger in its food distribution chain.

Wendy’s offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the source of the finger.

Las Vegas, Nevada.
A sign on the front door of the Ayala residence urged reporters and curious onlookers not to disturb the occupants.
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