Incident Involving DoorDash Driver Arrested for Alleged Pepper Spray Attack

A DoorDash driver with purple hair has been arrested in southern Indiana after a delivery incident was captured on doorbell video. The situation came to light following a late-night order from Arby’s, where a customer reportedly choked and vomited soon after eating their food.

Courtney Stevenson was taken into custody on Friday and is facing charges of battery and product tampering. She was booked at the McCracken County Jail in nearby Kentucky, as per the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, which led the investigation.

The inquiry began after Mark Cardin and his wife placed an order on December 7. Cardin noticed something was off just minutes after they started eating. “I saw my wife choking and gulping, and eventually, she threw up after just a few bites,” Cardin explained.

Upon checking the delivery bag, Cardin found what looked like some kind of residue. “There was definitely something sprayed on the bag. It had clearly been tampered with,” he remarked.

The couple later reviewed footage from their doorbell camera and spotted Stevenson leaving the bag on the doorstep. The video showed her taking a photo of the order and then spraying the bag with a small can attached to her keychain.

Sheriff’s detectives obtained DoorDash records, which revealed that the driver lived approximately 90 miles away in Kentucky, close to Paducah. They reached out to Stevenson, who consented to an in-person interview. In her initial statement, she claimed she was visiting her father in Evansville and working for DoorDash during her stay. She insisted that the pepper spray was meant for spiders she claimed to have seen while delivering the food, saying she was afraid of them.

However, investigators found her explanation dubious. They pointed out that the overnight low was 35 degrees, suggesting that spiders wouldn’t be active in such cold weather.

Currently, the Sheriff’s Office is coordinating with Kentucky authorities to detain Stevenson, who awaits extradition to Indiana. She faces two felony charges for battery causing moderate bodily harm and two charges for tampering with a consumer product.

In response to the incident, DoorDash issued a refund for the order and terminated Stevenson’s access to their platform, stating they have “zero tolerance” for any behavior that threatens customer safety.