A woman is facing a felony charge in Evansville, Indiana, over a DoorDash delivery in which she allegedly sprayed the food with a substance that caused customers to vomit.
In a press releasethe Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said it was contacted on Dec. 7 by a man who said he and his wife were vomiting and experiencing a burning sensation in their mouth, nose, throat and stomach after eating fast food ordered through DoorDash.
The man told NBC News that he noticed something red had been sprayed on the delivery bag, so he checked their doorbell camera footage. According to the sheriff’s department, the footage shows that after the woman dropped off the food and took a photo, she appeared to spray a substance on the food from a small aerosol canister attached to her key chain.
The sheriff’s department said that using DoorDash data, detectives identified the woman as Kourtney Stevenson of Kentucky, who told local police in a phone call that she had worked for DoorDash while visiting her father, and that she had used pepper spray to spray a spider. But the department also said that with a nighttime minimum temperature of 35 degrees Fahrenheit, “outdoor spiders in Indiana are not active and would not be able to crawl on exposed surfaces.”
When Stevenson allegedly refused to come in for an interview, detectives obtained a warrant to arrest her for battery, resulting in a moderate injury and tampering with consumer products. She is now awaiting extradition to Indiana.
A spokesperson for DoorDash said in a statement that Stevenson has been banned from the platform.
“We have absolutely no tolerance for this type of abhorrent behavior,” the spokesperson said. “The Dasher’s access to the platform has been permanently removed and our team is supporting law enforcement in their investigation.”
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The New York Times And NBC News both report that it is not clear whether Stevenson has an attorney who could comment on her behalf.
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