Ayala lied in the case of the missing digit.
(Illustration: Guadalupe Reyes, right, age 18, looks on as his friend Ken Bono takes a call from a bail bondsman Thursday, April 21, 2005, in front of their home in Las Vegas.)
The woman who claimed she found a finger in her bowl of Wendy’s chili last month has been arrested, the latest twist in a bizarre case about how the 1 1/2-inch finger tip ended up in a bowl of fast food.
Anna Ayala was taken into custody late Thursday at her Las Vegas home, police said.
Authorities would not provide details until a news conference Friday in San Jose, Calif. — the city where Ayala claimed she bit down on the finger in a mouthful of her steamy stew.
Ayala’s 18-year-old son, Guadalupe Reyes, said he had gone to the store around 9 p.m. when he got a phone call from a friend who was back at the Las Vegas home.
“We rushed back and she was already gone,” Reyes said.
Reyes said he had no other details and was waiting to hear from his mother.




