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Beyond Meat exec Doug Ramsey accused of biting man’s nose in road rage attack outside college football game

21Sep

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Beyond Meat exec Doug Ramsey accused of biting man’s nose in road rage attack outside college football game

An executive of a vegan food products company has been charged with felony battery and making a terroristic threat after a fracas outside a football game in which he's accused of biting a man's nose, Arkansas officials said. Beyond Meat Chief Operations Officer Doug Ramsey has been accused of a road rage attack outside Saturday's game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri State Bears in Fayetteville, Arkansas, according to a police report obtained by CBS News. Douglas Ramsey Washington County, Arkansas He was released after posting a $11,085 bond on Sunday, court records show.The police report says the 53-year-old Fayetteville man attacked another man who tried to inch ...

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