The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Workplace says it has an "open and energetic investigation" into how rat poison ended up in a to-go meals order of a person who purchased burritos Sunday from a Taco Bell restaurant within the Denver suburb of Aurora, CBS Colorado's Brian Maass stories.
"Proper now what we're taking a look at is that if the rat poison was truly put into his meals on the restaurant. We do not know if it was, at this time limit," Sheriff Deputy John Bartmann informed the station, including that the case is categorized as "legal try murder."
Bartmann and the restaurant supervisor, Lary Swift, each informed CBS Colorado that a male buyer got here into the restaurant round 1 p.m. Sunday and argued with restaurant employees about his meals order.
Swift stated the person was upset that the restaurant's drink station was not working and "wished one thing free." Swift stated the person argued with workers and different restaurant clients. She stated the person is an everyday patron who's prompted issues earlier than. On one event, she stated, he threw a taco at an worker.
Swift stated he ordered three bean burritos and was given a fourth burrito free.
Bartmann stated that at about 7 p.m., the person ate the restaurant meals and "turned violently ailing" and referred to as 911. He was transported to an space hospital.
"That hospital stated that they had a affected person who has presumably consumed rat poison in his meals from the identical restaurant," stated Bartmann.
Bartmann declined to launch the person's identification however stated sufficient rat poison was discovered within the burritos that "it might have been very severe to our sufferer's well being."
Deputies closed the restaurant on Sunday night.
Swift stated police got here again asserting that the eatery had "poisoned someone."
"We do not carry poison within the restaurant," she stated. "We did not do something like that. It did not even add up. It is ridiculous."
Swift stated the restaurant turned over surveillance video to Arapahoe County Sheriff's Workplace investigators and the sheriff's workplace stated it was reviewing the video in addition to different proof it had collected.
CBS Colorado contacted Taco Bell's company communications through electronic mail however did not instantly obtain a response.