EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A food delivery driver accused of tampering with a customer’s meal by spraying it with pepper spray has been arrested, according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say Mark Cardin and his wife ordered food through DoorDash on December 7. After eating the meal, the couple began feeling sick and later realized something was wrong.
Doorbell camera footage showed the delivery driver, later identified as Kourtney Stevenson, dropping off an Arby’s bag and then spraying it with pepper spray before leaving.
“This was a disturbing incident,” said Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson. “You don’t expect a food delivery driver to deliberately tamper with someone’s meal. Once the video was shared online, it gained attention both regionally and nationally.”
Investigators reviewed the video and identified Stevenson as the driver. Deputies say she told them she was visiting her father in Evansville and was working for DoorDash at the time.
Stevenson claimed she was spraying a spider because she is afraid of them, but officials say they do not believe her explanation.
DoorDash confirmed that Stevenson’s access to the platform has been revoked.
Stevenson is facing two counts of consumer product tampering resulting in harm and two counts of battery resulting in moderate bodily injury. She was arrested and booked into the McCracken County Jail on Friday.
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