Employee accused of putting rat poison in cheese at Fayetteville pizza shop

FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WTVD) — An employee at Primo Pizza off Raeford Road is accused of putting rat poison in shredded cheese that was used on pizzas being prepared in the restaurant, according to Fayetteville police.

Detectives have charged and arrested Ricky Lee Adami, 59, with Distributing Food Containing Noxious / Deleterious Material.

An investigation revealed that a manager was preparing pizza when he observed an unknown substance mixed into the shredded cheese.

The manager immediately stopped preparing pizza and reviewed surveillance footage to determine who prepared the shredded cheese.

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