Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez gained’t know his destiny till March.
In August, Velasquez pleaded no-contest to a collection of costs together with premeditated tried homicide, felony assault costs, and different associated gun costs after he was arrested again in 2022 following a high-speed chase the place he allegedly fired a number of rounds from a handgun at a automobile containing Harry Goularte, a person accused of molesting Velasquez’s son at a daycare owned by his mom.
Velasquez faces a possible penalty wherever from probation to life in jail.
A motions listening to for Velasquez continues to be on the docket for Friday, January 24 however his sentencing and probation listening to is now scheduled for March 24.
Velasquez was arrested on February 28, 2022, after he allegedly fired a number of rounds from a .40-caliber handgun at a automobile containing Goularte. As an alternative, a bullet struck Goularte’s stepfather Paul Bender who was working the automobile on the time of the incident. Following the chase, Velasquez was arrested by the Morgan Hill Police Division with out incident.
He remained behind bars for eight months after being denied bail a number of occasions.
Lastly, in November 2022, Velasquez was launched on a $1 million bond. He promptly returned to teaching at American Kickboxing Academy and has additionally made a number of appearances at skilled wrestling occasions.
Lately Velasquez signed a cope with the World Battle League to educate the Dubai crew alongside his longtime head coach and AKA founder Javier Mendes.
Harry Goularte scheduled for June trial date after allegedly molesting Cain Velasquez’s son
On January 8, Harry Goularte was given a June 2 jury trial date by Choose Benjamin Williams of Santa Clara County in California. He’s dealing with one felony depend of lewd acts with a minor after he was accused of molesting Velasquez’s then-four-year-old son.
Williams additionally ordered that Goularte should seem in individual for his jury trial. He has been out on bail with GPS monitoring since his preliminary arrest practically three years in the past.