A woman from Kentucky is facing several felony charges after she allegedly pepper-sprayed a DoorDash customer’s food before dropping it off, later claiming she had aimed the spray at a spider.
Kourtney N. Stevenson was arrested on Friday by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office after a doorbell camera appeared to capture her spraying something on a customer’s meal during a delivery. The footage quickly spread on social media, and soon after, reports surfaced that a married couple became sick after eating the food.
DoorDash driver arrested after being caught on camera allegedly pepper-spraying delivery order >> https://t.co/sY7EI3KaDy pic.twitter.com/FPCIj6qcEz
— Western Mass News (@WMassNews) December 14, 2025
According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Stevenson is now facing multiple felony charges, including battery resulting in moderate injury and consumer product tampering.
“Residents should be able to trust that the food they order for their families is safe,” said Sheriff Noah Robinson in a public statement. “When someone violates that trust and endangers others, we will respond with urgency, and we will pursue charges.”
The incident happened on December 7 in northern Vanderburgh County, Indiana. A man named Mark Cardin told local news outlet 14 NEWS that he and his wife became sick shortly after receiving their late-night DoorDash order. According to police, both experienced burning sensations in their mouths, noses, throats, and stomachs before vomiting.
After checking their doorbell camera footage, the couple noticed something unusual. The video allegedly showed the delivery driver — identified as a woman with blue and purple hair — dropping off their order, taking a photo to confirm delivery, then spraying a substance near the food before leaving.
Investigators later confirmed through DoorDash records that the driver was Stevenson. When contacted by detectives, Stevenson claimed she had sprayed a spider she saw near the order because she is afraid of them. However, police pointed out that the overnight low temperature was just 35 degrees Fahrenheit that night — cold enough to make it highly unlikely that any outdoor spiders would be active, especially on exposed surfaces.
“She told detectives that she used pepper spray, not on the food, but to spray a spider she said she saw while making the delivery,” the sheriff’s office said. “She explained that she is terrified of spiders. The overnight low was 35 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, outdoor spiders in Indiana are not active and would not be capable of crawling on exposed surfaces.”
Stevenson told police she was visiting her father in Indiana at the time and had been delivering for DoorDash during her stay.
We all remember seeing this video spread when a DoorDash driver pepper-sprayed a family’s Arby’s order in Indiana … and the wife started choking and vomiting after a few bites.
Well, she has been caught in Kentucky and is being extradited back to Indiana on charges of felony.… pic.twitter.com/QA2IhAXUTd
Should felony charges be pursued in the DoorDash pepper-spray incident?— C-Reason
(@CreasonJana) December 15, 2025
(@CreasonJana) She has been charged with two level 6 felony counts of battery resulting in moderate injury, along with two level 5 felony counts of consumer product tampering. She was being held without bond as of Friday while awaiting extradition to Indiana. The warrant carries a $3,500 cash bond, according to officials.
DoorDash confirmed to Fox News Digital that Stevenson has been permanently removed from the platform.
Thank goodness for doorbell cams!
This deranged blue-haired DoorDash driver gets caught red-handed pepper-spraying a customer’s food bag—causing the couple to choke and vomit.
Her lame excuse? “It was a spider.” Yeah, right.
Arrested yesterday on felony tampering and battery… pic.twitter.com/Is5hmWwLID
— Trump Girl (@TrumpGirlLove) December 13, 2025
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has not released further updates at this time.
