EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – A DoorDash driver from Kentucky accused of pepper-spraying a customer’s food in Vanderburgh County has been booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail.
Kourtney Stevenson was arrested by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office on battery and consumer product tampering charges and has been extradited to Vanderburgh County.
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It happened on Dec. 7, when Stevenson was seen on a doorbell camera spraying something from an aerosol can on her keychain after making the delivery and leaving. The incident has gone viral, so much so that it also made national headlines.
According to the sheriff’s office, a man and his wife ordered food through DoorDash shortly after midnight, and after eating, both began experiencing a burning sensation in their mouths, noses, throats, and stomachs that led to vomiting.
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Stevenson was identified through DoorDash records. She originally claimed she used pepper spray, not on the food, but on a spider she saw, explaining she was terrified of spiders…