Florida bride and caterer charged with lacing wedding food with cannabis – CBS 58

By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Florida bride and her wedding caterer have been arrested and accused of lacing wedding food, including lasagna, with marijuana and causing several guests to become sick, according to their arrest warrant affidavits.Bride Danya Shea Svoboda, 42, and caterer Joycelyn Montrinice Bryant, 31, have been charged with culpable negligence, delivery of marijuana and violating Florida’s Anti-Tampering Act, the affidavits say.CNN has not been able to reach Svoboda and Bryant or determine whether they have attorneys.One affidavit alleges Svoboda “agreed to and allowed Joycelyn Montrinice Bryant to lace the food she served … with cannabis unbeknownst to the attendees, many of whom became very ill and required medical attention.”When Seminole County deputies arrived at a community clubhouse in Longwood on February 19, several wedding guests were being treated by county fire rescue personnel for “symptoms consistent with that of someone who has used illegal drugs,” according to both affidavits.When a deputy asked Danya and her husband, Andrew Svoboda, whether they had requested or consented to the food containing cannabis, Andrew “stared at (the deputy) with a blank expression for a few moments before stuttering through a ‘no,'” the affidavits state.Deputies collected food…
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