The Chief Operating Officer of Beyond Meat, Doug Ramsey, was arrested for allegedly biting another man's nose during an altercation in a parking garage following a college football game.
The executive of the vegan food company–which produces plant-based meat substitutes–was charged with terroristic threatening and third-degree battery on September 17, according to KNWA.
The incident happened at a parking garage near Razorback Stadium following Arkansas’ victory over Missouri State.
\u201cBeyond Meat COO arrested for biting man's nose near Razorback Stadium https://t.co/zlOVNNdOOX\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
A responding officer who was dispatched to Gate 15 for “a disturbance that had previously occurred in the Stadium Drive Parking Garage (SDPG)" reportedly found “two males with bloody faces” at the scene.
You can watch a news report, here.
The officer spoke with both parties and a witness at the scene and determined Ramsey was driving in the garage parking lane when the driver of a Subaru “inched his way” in front of Ramsey's Bronco and made contact with the passenger-side tire.
Ramsey then allegedly got out of his vehicle and “punched through the back windshield of the Subaru."
The owner of the Subaru said Ramsey "pulled him in close and started punching his body."
The report also stated Ramsey “bit the owner’s nose, ripping the flesh on the tip of the nose."
Twitter users couldn't resist pointing out the irony in the bizarre attack.
\u201c@KNWAFOX24 There\u2019s so many jokes here. And as a vegan, I find them all hilarious. Won\u2019t eat animals but will eat humans \ud83d\ude02\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@KNWAFOX24 All those jokes that "Beyond Meat" sounded like a reference to cannibalism were, ironically, on the nose.\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@KNWAFOX24\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@AriaaJaeger @KNWAFOX24 I heard the other guy instigated it so it\u2019s definitely snot his fault\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@KNWAFOX24 The problem I suspect he had is that the texture is just way, way off on Beyond's "plant-based alternative."\n\n99% of flavor is mouthfeel, but they were in too much of a rush to be first-to-market and failed to get it right.\nhttps://t.co/SS1KV9lJfG\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@KNWAFOX24 @floridahueman When a man's nose looks more appetizing than the product you push on the world.\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@KNWAFOX24 Guess all that craving for meat eventually takes its toll\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@KNWAFOX24 Are boogers vegan? Asking for however many vegans there are today.\u201d— KNWA & FOX24 News (@KNWA & FOX24 News) 1663619507
\u201c@CNN I thought vegan food made you less aggressive?\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1663695808
Witnesses said they heard the Beyond Meat COO threatening to kill the owner of the Subaru.
Ramsey was arrested at 10:27 p.m. and booked into the Washington County jail, according to the news outlet.
Ramsey–who had been a member of Tyson Foods’ poultry business since 1992 and was named president of global McDonald’s business in 2019–was named the COO of Beyond Meat in December 2021. A company spokesperson said the executive was suspended over his conduct after the arrest.
He is scheduled for an appearance in the Fayetteville District Court on October 19.
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