“’Repulsive’ Fails to Capture It: Judge Condemns Man for Contaminating Steakhouse Food with Urine and Bodily Contact”
Inset: Jace Hanson (Johnson County Sheriff's Department). Background: The steak restaurant where Hanson previously worked in Leawood, Kan. (Google Maps).
A Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for contaminating food at the upscale steakhouse where he once worked and posting disturbing videos of his actions online.
Jace Christian Hanson, 22, pleaded guilty in July to 33 charges, including 22 counts of criminal threat, 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, and one count of criminal damage. On Thursday, a Johnson County judge sentenced him to 136 months — just over 11 years — in state prison.
According to court documents, Hanson posted videos under the username “Vandalizer” showing himself urinating on food and rubbing it on his genitals while working at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The videos were discovered after authorities received a tip, prompting an FBI investigation.
Investigators said the footage included Hanson urinating in bins and contaminating food with his body parts. During questioning, Hanson admitted to the acts, telling police he had done so around 20 times, including urinating in Au Jus sauce and pickle jars and pressing his genitals against pieces of salmon.
The investigation also uncovered child sexual abuse material and disturbing messages written by Hanson expressing violent fantasies. One message reportedly read, “I really want this life honestly, it’s the only thing I live for, working so I can hopefully do as much damage as I can someday.”
Detective Jack Bond of the Leawood Police Department described the child abuse videos as “the most brutal and violent” he had ever seen.
During sentencing, Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan called Hanson a “future danger” and condemned his crimes as “repulsive.” Holding up a binder of evidence in court, the judge said, “To use the term repulsive doesn’t begin to cover it.”
Prosecutors noted that Hanson’s actions caused severe harm to the community and directly led to the closure of the Hereford House Leawood location. “He singlehandedly caused that location to close,” said Assistant District Attorney Xavier Andrews.
The Hereford House chain, a woman-owned local business serving the Kansas City area since 1957, faced multiple lawsuits following the revelations.
In court, Hanson apologized to restaurant patrons, coworkers, and his family, saying, “I would take it all back if I could.”
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