A Kentucky woman, Kourtney N. Stevenson, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly pepper-spraying a DoorDash customer's food in Indiana, an incident caught on a doorbell camera that left a married couple sick.
The incident occurred on December 7 in northern Vanderburgh County, Indiana, when Mark Cardin and his wife became ill after receiving their late-night DoorDash order. Both suffered burning sensations in their mouths, noses, throats, and stomachs before vomiting.
Upon reviewing their doorbell camera footage, the couple saw the delivery driver—a woman with blue and purple hair—drop off the order, snap a photo, and then spray a substance toward the food before leaving. DoorDash records identified the driver as Stevenson.
Stevenson was arrested Friday by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky.
The Suspect's Defense and Investigation Details:
- When detectives contacted Stevenson, she claimed she was using pepper spray to target a spider she saw during the delivery, stating she is terrified of spiders.
- Investigators, however, cast doubt on her claim, noting that the overnight low temperature was 35 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature too cold for outdoor spiders in Indiana to be active on exposed surfaces.
- Stevenson told officials she had been in Indiana visiting her father and doing DoorDash deliveries during her stay.
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson condemned the alleged crime, stating: "Residents should be able to trust that the food they order for their families is safe. When someone violates that trust and endangers others, we will respond with urgency, and we will pursue charges."
Stevenson faces two Level 6 felony counts of battery resulting in moderate injury and two Level 5 felony counts of consumer product tampering. She is being held without bond pending extradition to Indiana. DoorDash confirmed that it terminated Stevenson following the incident.