A woman is facing felony charges in connection with a Dordish delivery in Evansville, Indiana, in which she allegedly sprayed food with a substance that made customers vomit.
i A press releasethe Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said it was contacted Dec. 7 by a man who said he and his wife experienced a burning sensation in their mouth, nose, throat and stomach after eating fast food from Dordish.
The person told NBC News That he noticed the delivery bag had been sprayed red, so he checked the footage from their door camera. According to the sheriff’s department, the footage shows the woman can be attached to her keychain after leaving the food and taking a photo, spraying a substance onto the food from a small aerosol.
Using Dordash records, detectives identified the woman as Courtney Stevenson of Kentucky, who told local police in a phone call that she was working for Dordash while visiting her father, and that she had used pepper spray to spray him, the sheriff’s department said. But the department also said that with overnight temperatures of 35 degrees Fahrenheit, “outdoor spiders in Indiana are not active and will not be able to crawl on exposed surfaces.”
When Stevenson allegedly refused to come in for an interview, detectives obtained a warrant to arrest him for battery resulting in moderate injury and tampering with consumer products. He is now awaiting extradition to Indiana.
A spokesperson for Dordish said in a statement that Stevenson has been banned from the platform.
“We have absolutely zero tolerance for this type of appalling behavior,” the spokesperson said. “Disher’s access to the platform has been permanently terminated, and our team is supporting law enforcement with their investigation.”
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The New York Times And NBC News Both reported that it was unclear if Stevenson had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.





