Davidson county court Brent Hamilton on the night he was arrested in 2016.

Nearly three years after he was arrested in late 2016 for allegedly strangling his girlfriend on a business trip, Monster Energy executive Brent Hamilton has been ousted from the company, according to four people familiar with the situation.

His recent departure came after a female co-worker allegedly accused Hamilton of sending her sexually explicit text messages late at night, those sources told HuffPost, requesting anonymity because they feared retaliation from the multibillion-dollar beverage company.

A spokesman for Monster Energy said only that Hamilton was “no longer with the company” and declined to comment further.

HuffPost first wrote about Hamilton, who ran Monster Energy’s music marketing division, as part of an investigation last year into sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuits filed against the company, which is partly owned by Coca Cola.

Monster is best known for aggressively marketing energy drinks to boys and men. “Unleash the Beast” is one slogan. Its hyper-caffeinated drinks have names like Assault and Maxx. The company’s scantily clad “Monster Girls” are a big part of the sell.

Another executive featured in the 2018 article, John Kenneally, was fired less than two weeks after HuffPost published its story, which included text messages Kenneally had sent to a subordinate. In the messages, he described her as a “whore,” made a racist comment about “black dicks,” and used the term “bitch” to describe her and a colleague.

Monster Energy stood by Hamilton after his 2016 arrest.