Edmonton: A displeased Safeway representative conceded in court Thursday that he gave his supervisor a container of java covertly bound with nutty spread that he knew would intensely sicken her.

Kirby Christopher Sherick, 27, was unhappy loading retires on the night group at the supermarket at Mill Woods Town Centre in May 2011. Long ago, he'd been companions with Jennifer Evans, his boss on overnight shifts. Lately, their relationship soured after she declined to accept his regular claims that he was so broken down there was no option work.

Their work relationship was "at an unsurpassed low" on May 13, 2011, Crown prosecutor Stephanie Brown told court. That morning, throughout Sherick's 1 AM. break, he headed off to a close-by Tim Hortons and purchased two espressos a bundle of nutty spread. Sherick opened one of the espressos liquefied the nutty spread inside.

The "malevolent trick," as Sherick's attorney called the arrangement, was an evident one. Each representative in the Safeway knew Evans was amazingly touchy to peanuts. She declined to touch peanut spread shakes on Safeway racks or even stroll down the same passageway.

Evans touched base at the Tim Hortons after Sherick had blended the sickening brew. He displayed the espresso as an olive extension.

"Sherick told Evans he felt awful they weren't getting along and that he needed to present appropriate reparations by purchasing her an espresso," Brown told court. "Evans at first denied the java, however Sherick demanded it was a peace offering, so she acknowledged it."

Evans recognized the espresso tasted peculiar, however essentially supposed it was an alternate flavour than her common French vanilla. Indeed, when she saw tan lumps in the bottom of the mug, Evans accepted it was flavouring powder and didn't suspect Sherick's plot.

The disorder hit Evans 90 minutes after the fact. She started to regurgitation and a colleague needed to drive her home. Through the following three unpleasant days of spewing and torment, Evans accepted she had this season's cold virus.

"Processing peanuts, to me, is like somebody drinking a tall glass of milk when they're lactose bigoted," Evans composed in a chump sway articulation submitted to court.

"It was lucky her condition was not more terrible," Brown said.

It wasn't until a month later that Evans studied Sherick had been spotted blending peanut spread into her cafe at the doughnut shop. She called police.

"What Kirby did made meextremely upset," Evans composed in her proclamation. "It shook me to my exceptionally soul."

In court Thursday, Sherick confessed to a charge of directing a harmful substance. He was sentenced to one year of probation and 150 hours of neighborhood administration.

"It was a stupid thing to do," Sherick told court before he was sentenced.

Sherick's legal advisor, Darin Sprake, told court his customer's activities were "progressively along the lines of a wicked trick than an endeavor to harm. He now perceives how genuine his movements were and is amazingly humiliated."

Sherick is under a court order to stay at least 300 feet (91 metres) from the Safeway store.