A woman from Kentucky finds herself incarcerated after allegedly using pepper spray on a DoorDash customer’s meal. Her explanation to the authorities was that she had intended to target a spider with the spray.

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office took Kourtney N. Stevenson into custody on Friday. This followed an incident caught by a doorbell camera, which seemingly showed her spraying an unknown substance on a customer’s food during a delivery. The incident, which caused illness to a married couple, rapidly gained attention online.

Stevenson is now confronting several serious charges, including battery resulting in moderate injury and tampering with a consumer product, as detailed in a statement from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Noah Robinson emphasized the importance of food safety, stating, “Residents should be able to trust that the food they order for their families is safe. When someone violates that trust and endangers others, we will respond with urgency, and we will pursue charges.”

The arrest of Kourtney N. Stevenson was confirmed by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, with additional details provided by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.

The case began on Dec. 7 in northern Vanderburgh County, Indiana, when Mark Cardin reported that he and his wife became ill shortly after receiving their late-night DoorDash order, local outlet 14 NEWS reported.

Both suffered burning sensations in their mouths, noses, throats and stomachs before vomiting, authorities said.

When the couple reviewed their doorbell camera footage, they saw the delivery driver — a woman with blue and purple hair — drop off the order, snap a photo, then spray a substance toward the food before walking away, according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.

The case began on Dec. 7 in Indiana, when Mark Cardin reported that he and his wife became ill shortly after receiving their late-night DoorDash order. (Mark Cardin / Facebook )

Records from DoorDash confirmed the driver was Stevenson, authorities said.

When detectives contacted Stevenson, she claimed she was pepper-spraying a spider she spotted during the delivery. However, investigators noted that temperatures dipped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit that night, which is too cold for outdoor spiders in Indiana to be active.

“She told detectives that she used pepper spray, not on the food, but to spray a spider she said she saw while making the delivery,” the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said. “She explained that she is terrified of spiders. The overnight low was 35 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, outdoor spiders in Indiana are not active and would not be capable of crawling on exposed surfaces.”

Stevenson also said she had been in Indiana visiting her father and doing DoorDash deliveries during her stay, officials said.

Records from DoorDash confirmed the driver was Stevenson, authorities said. (Mark Cardin / Facebook)

Stevenson has been charged with two level 6 felony counts of battery resulting in moderate injury, as well as two level 5 felony counts of consumer product tampering.

As of Friday, she was being held without bond until extradition to Indiana. The warrant carries a $3,500 cash bond, authorities said.

DoorDash confirmed to Fox News Digital last week that it had terminated Stevenson.

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.