Crime & Safety

Beyond Meat COO Arrested, Accused Of Biting Man's Nose: Report

The Chief Operating Officer of the South Bay-based vegan meat company was arrested on Saturday following a college football game.

The Chief Operating Officer of Beyond Meat was arrested on Saturday after being accused of biting a man's nose.
The Chief Operating Officer of Beyond Meat was arrested on Saturday after being accused of biting a man's nose. (Washington County, Arkansas Sheriff's Office)

EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Chief Operating Officer of the El-Segundo-based vegan meat company Beyond Meat was arrested on suspicion of battery stemming from accusations that he bit a man's nose after a college football game in Arkansas on Saturday.

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Department, Douglas Ramsey, 53, was arrested on suspicion of making a terrorist threat and third-degree battery in connection with an incident that happened in a parking garage near Razorback Stadium in Arkansas.

Witnesses reported to the police that Ramsey allegedly punched through the back windshield of another man's Subaru and then punched and “bit the owner’s nose, ripping the flesh on the tip of the nose,” according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department.

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The incident happened after the owner of the Subaru "inched his way" in front of Ramsey's car and made contact with the front passenger side tire while trying to leave the structure, an officer determined after speaking to both parties and a witness.

The man and witness reported hearing Ramsey threaten to kill the owner of the Subaru, police said. Ramsey was arrested and booked into the Washington County jail.

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