JOHNSON COUNTY — A man who admitted intentionally contaminating food at a Kansas steak house is going to prison.
Earlier this month, Judge Kelly Ryan sentenced Jace Christian Hanson, 22, of Kansas City, to 136 months in prison, according to Johnson County District Attorney's office.
In July, Hanson entered a plea of guilty as charged on the 33 counts of food adulteration carges. The crime occurred at the Hereford House steakhouse, 5001 Town Center Drive in Leawood, Kansas between March 26 and April 24, 2024.
On April 25, the Leawood Police Department received a tip that the restaurant may have someone intentionally contaminating food.
Police immediately began an investigation that led to the Hereford House where detectives spoke with restaurant management to identify a suspect 21-year-old Jace Christian Hanson of Kansas City.
Customers who ate at the steakhouse between those dates and experienced health issues were asked to contact Leawood police.