A Johnson County couple who fell ill after eating at the Hereford House in Leawood have sued the restaurant after a worker allegedly contaminated food that was later served to customers. Michael and Diane Fogarty filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Johnson County District Court against the Hereford House Restaurant Company of Kansas Inc., claiming they […]
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Hereford House mass food contamination detailed in court documents
***EDITORS NOTE: Some of the following details may be disturbing. Please use discretion.*** OLATHE, Kan. — FOX4 is learning more about a mass food contamination investigation at a Johnson County, Kansas restaurant. Last week, the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office filed food adulteration charges against 21-year-old Jace Christian Hanson. Court documents obtained by FOX4 Wednesday […]
Former Hereford House worker allegedly urinated in food, rubbed it on genitals: affidavit
A former worker at the Hereford House in Leawood allegedly posted videos online of himself urinating in food and rubbing food items on his genitals, according to court documents released Wednesday afternoon. The Johnson County district attorney charged 21-year-old Jace Christian Hanson, of Kansas City, with one felony count of unlawfully adulterating or contaminating food […]
‘It’s gone, forever.’ Customer loses trust in Hereford House after tainted food allegation
The day after his father died, John Durrett of Kansas City decided to go to the Hereford House in Leawood with his mother to have a peaceful, relaxing dinner to plan final arrangements for his father. As longtime customers, they had eaten at the steakhouse restaurant so often they had a favorite table in the […]
‘I ate there.’ Dozens reach out to police about tainted food at Leawood Hereford House
A customer of the Hereford House in Leawood voiced her frustrations Wednesday after being unable to get answers from police and health officials about possibly eating contaminated food last week. The woman learned Tuesday evening that the Johnson County District Attorney charged a former steakhouse restaurant worker with contaminating food between March 26 and April […]
KC man accused of contaminating food at a Leawood Hereford House
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office filed food adulteration charges against a man accused of contaminating food at a Leawood Hereford House for almost a month. According to a news release from the DA’s office, on April 25, the Leawood Police Investigations Unit followed up on a tip from another law […]