A civil complaint has been filed against Doug Ramsey, a former Tyson Foods and Beyond Meat executive who faces criminal charges for an alleged attack on another person outside of a University of Arkansas football game in September 2022.
Ramsey, according to reports, Ramsey apparently lost his temper after another man tried to edge his vehicle ahead of Ramsey’s in a parking garage outside of the University of Arkansas stadium in Fayetteville. The other man’s car apparently made contact with the wheel of Ramsey’s vehicle.
Authorities investigating the incident interviewed the two men and a witness, and it was determined that Ramsey had evidently got out of his vehicle and punched through the back windshield of the other person’s car. The driver of that car then got out of his vehicle, in which Ramsey apparently started punching the other man, and bit his nose.
While police never identified the alleged victim, he identified himself when he filed the complaint.
According to a report from KNWA Khristan Uran filed the complaint on January 30 in the Civil Division of the Washington County Circuit Court, seeking compensation for “assault, battery, outrage and civil action by a crime victim.”
According to the complaint, when Ramsey bit Uran, he “ripped Plaintiff’s tissue and tore Plantiff’s septum.” Court documents also stated that the bite resulted in an infection, and Uran receives ongoing medical treatment, as well as is experiencing sustained emotional distress.
Uran seeks “an amount far more than required for federal court jurisdiction.”
Ramsey was the chief operating officer of Beyond Meat at the time of the alleged incident. It was a position he had held for less than a year. The company placed him on suspension following his arrest, and he officially left the company on October 14. Ramsey’s LinkedIn profile now lists him as “retired.”
Prior to joining Beyond Meat, Ramsey had a lengthy career with Tyson Foods, having worked his way up to being president of Tyson’s poultry operations. He was selected for that position in April 2017. Ramsey had previously served as a senior vice president in the poultry business unit, managing a portion of the business which included servicing key foodservice national accounts, retail fully cooked Tyson branded products and the school lunch program.
A graduate of Southern Arkansas University, Ramsey joined Tyson in 1992.
Ramsey, who faces charges of terroristic threatening and third-degree battery, will make his next criminal court appearance on February 14.
