Subway Sandwich Worker Tanis Ukena Charged With Drugging Police Officer With Meth

Tanis Ukena, a worker at a Subway chain restaurant in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been accused of contaminating a uniformed police officer’s drink with methamphetamine and THC.

SUBWAY WORKER ACCUSED OF DRUGGING UTAH POLICE OFFICER

Following drinking a beverage from Subway, Layton police sergeant could not focus, was having trouble braking his car at streetlights and answering questions from fellow officers. Ukena, 18, was arrested on suspicion of drugging the sergeant. Ukena denies all allegations against him, though authorities assert that “Ukena prepared the sergeant’s drink and was seen with something in his hand as he stepped out of view of a surveillance camera for an extended period of time before returning and handing the officer the drink.”

Ukena is being held on bail worth $10,000. It is not known if the young man has sought out an attorney.