Past Meat merchandise are seen in a refrigerated case inside a grocery retailer in Mount Prospect, Unwell., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Nam Y. Huh, Related Press
Past Meat COO Doug Ramsey was reportedly arrested Saturday for biting a person’s nostril in a parking storage in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The incident occurred when a Subaru driver made contact with Ramsey’s Bronco, touching the tire on the entrance passenger’s facet, in response to KNWA.
The meals firm government obtained out of his automobile and punched the opposite automobile. When the Subaru driver got here out of his automobile, Ramsey started punching him. He then “bit the proprietor’s nostril, ripping the flesh on the tip of the nostril,” the reporter acknowledged.
Ramsey, 53, additionally reportedly threatened to kill the opposite driver. He was taken to Washington County Jail and is ready to look in Fayetteville District Court docket on Oct. 19.
In line with CBS, Ramsey had allegedly been caught within the visitors lane whereas trying to go away the parking storage when the state of affairs occurred.
Past Meat’s shares have fallen 92% since their peak of over $230 in 2019, which may very well be why Ramsey could have been on edge, The Verge speculated.
The report added that the artificial product doesn’t attraction to many meat eaters, who're extra keen to eat the true deal, or vegetarians, who aren’t in search of imitation meat.
Earlier than becoming a member of Past Meat in December 2021, Ramsey was the president for the international McDonald’s enterprise. He was additionally part of Tyson Meals’ poultry enterprise since 1992.