Couple falls violently ill after eating DoorDash delivery but when they checked their doorbell camera they couldn’t believe what the driver did

A DoorDash driver in Kentucky has been arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying a couple’s food. Kourtney N. Stevenson, 29, was taken into custody by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning. Police used an Indiana arrest warrant to arrest her.

According to the Courier Press, Stevenson faces serious charges in Vanderburgh County. She is charged with two counts of battery causing moderate injury and two counts of tampering with consumer products. She is being held in Kentucky without bond and is waiting to be sent back to Indiana.

The case started earlier this month when Mark Cardin called the sheriff’s office. Cardin said he and his wife got very sick after eating a meal that was delivered to their home in northern Vanderburgh County just after midnight.

The pepper spray incident has raised serious safety concerns

Both people felt severe burning in their mouths, noses, throats, and stomachs. The burning was so bad that they threw up. When the couple checked their doorbell camera, they saw something shocking.

The video showed the DoorDash driver putting the food down and taking a delivery photo. Then she allegedly sprayed something on the food from a small can attached to her keychain before walking away. The footage quickly spread online and got national attention.

“They reviewed their doorbell camera footage and observed the DoorDash Dasher place the food off camera on the porch and take a picture,” an official statement from the Sheriff’s office reads. “She then sprayed a substance in the direction of the food from a small aerosol can attached to her keychain and left.”

Police used a subpoena to get records and identified Stevenson as the driver. They found out she was staying near Paducah, Kentucky, and called her. Stevenson agreed to talk to detectives at first. She said she was visiting her father in Evansville and working DoorDash shifts during her trip.

This incident is far from the only unusual story involving the delivery service, as DoorDash’s corporate policies have recently gone viral for surprising reasons.

Stevenson admitted to using pepper spray during the delivery. She claimed she sprayed it at a spider because she is very afraid of spiders. But police did not believe her story. The temperature in Evansville that night was 35 degrees, and spiders cannot move on surfaces in such cold weather.

Stevenson later called back and canceled the interview. Police then got an arrest warrant. Once she returns to Indiana, she will be held at the Vanderburgh County jail on a $3,500 bond. Battery causing moderate injury is a Level 6 felony in Indiana, while tampering with consumer products is a Level 5 felony.

A Level 5 felony can result in one to six years in prison. DoorDash permanently banned Stevenson from its platform and said it has zero tolerance for such behavior. While some customers have had unexpected positive experiences with their drivers, this case highlights serious safety concerns with food delivery.