A woman is facing felony charges in Evansville, Indiana, over a DoorDash delivery in which she allegedly sprayed the food with a substance that made the customers vomit. According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, a man contacted them on December 7. He reported that he and his wife vomited and experienced a burning sensation in their mouths, noses, throats, and stomachs after eating fast food they had ordered through DoorDash.
The man stated he noticed something red had been sprayed on the delivery bag, which prompted him to check footage from his doorbell camera. The sheriff’s department says the footage shows that after dropping off the food and taking a photo, the woman appeared to spray a substance toward the food from a small aerosol can attached to her keychain.
Using DoorDash records, detectives identified the woman as Kourtney Stevenson of Kentucky. In a phone call with local police, Stevenson said she had been working for DoorDash while visiting her father and claimed she had used pepper spray to spray a spider. However, the sheriff’s department noted that with an overnight low of 35 degrees Fahrenheit, outdoor spiders in Indiana are not active and would not be capable of crawling on exposed surfaces.
When Stevenson allegedly declined to come in for an interview, detectives obtained a warrant for her arrest. She is charged with battery resulting in moderate injury and consumer product tampering and is now awaiting extradition to Indiana.
A DoorDash spokesperson stated that Stevenson has been permanently banned from the platform. The spokesperson said the company has zero tolerance for this type of appalling behavior and that their team is supporting law enforcement with the investigation.
It is not clear if Stevenson has a lawyer who can comment on her behalf.