Tyson Employee Charged For Meat Tampering?

Tyson worker, Nwee Lah. Click his photo for the full article.

Nwee Lah is a former employee at the Tyson plant near Amarillo, Texas. He is accused of inserting broken pieces of saw blades into the meat. Luckily, for the consumers, a co-worker caught him in the act and notified management who immediately notified the police. The meat Lah packed was thoroughly inspected multiple times; however, there are no signs of the broken blades and if convicted, Lah is looking to face 2 to 20 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for a second-degree felony (for tampering with the meat).

That was a quick summary of the article. Do you think it's fair that Neww Lah be punished? The scene would leave anyone to believe that he was, but after thorough inspection, no meat was found contaminated. A reasonable punishment would be to keep him away from the production line, but to fine him and charge him with a second-degree felony that can imprison him for 2 to 20 years, that seems a bit over the top. What do you think?