Overview

• A Johnson County judge on Thursday imposed a 136-month prison sentence, the most allowed under the charges Hanson admitted.
• Hanson pleaded guilty in July to 33 counts, including food tampering, 22 criminal threats, one criminal damage count, and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
• An April 2024 FBI tip pointed investigators to posts by the username “Vandalizer” that showed urination on food and contact with the perpetrator’s genitals.
• According to court documents, Hanson told detectives he contaminated food more than 20 times, citing Au Jus sauce, salmon, and pickles.
• Health officials reported no ongoing infectious-disease risk, yet the Leawood Hereford House later closed and now faces numerous lawsuits after police logged about 380 customer tips.