MasterChef runner-up Josh Marks gets into an alleged violent altercation with cops in Chicago … and somehow it’s all Gordon Ramsay’s fault.
A University of Chicago police officer encountered “MasterChef” runner-up Josh Marks with cuts on his face on Monday at an emergency phone near campus. The police officer asked about his condition, and Marks allegedly lunged at him and struck the police officer with a closed fist. Police backup responded an the 7’2″ Marks, who temporarily broke free, while being hit with batons and pepper spray, was eventually subdued.
When Marks was questioned by a police after he calmed down and was in custody the hospital, he blamed his behavior on “MasterChef” host Gordon Ramsay. He said Gordon Ramsay possessed his body and “transformed him into God.” Marks was charged with aggravated battery of an officer and attempting to disarm an officer, both felonies with Marks facing a possible 14-year maximum sentence. He currently remains in the hospital.
Josh Marks is from Jackson, Mississippi and has served as a U.S. Army Contract Specialist.
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