Beyond Meat COO Suspended After Being Accused Of Biting A Man's Nose

EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Chief Operating Officer of El Segundo-based vegan meat company Beyond Meat was suspended after he was accused of biting a man's nose in a parking garage after a college football game in Arkansas on Saturday, according to a statement from the company.

"Doug Ramsey, Beyond Meat's Chief Operating Officer, has been suspended effective immediately," Beyond Meat's statement said. "Operations activities will be overseen on an interim basis by Jonathan Nelson, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations."

According to the Washington County, Arkansas 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.

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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