Last week, the owner of the disembodied finger that Anna Ayala claimed she found in a bowl of Wendy's chili was identified as a co-worker of Ayala's husband, James Plascencia. Brian Paul Rossiter lost it in an accident with a mechanical truck lift. Now it has been revealed that Rossiter gave the finger to Ayala's husband to settle a $50 debt. From the Associated Press:
(Rossiter's mother, Brenda) Shouey said her son had showed the severed finger to co-workers in a macho display of humor and was desperate for cash when he gave it away "to this character, James."
"My son is a happy-go-lucky guy. He thought it was cute to show" the severed finger, Shouey said. "It's like a man thing."
Link (Thanks, Carlo Longino!)
