Cain Velasquez sentenced in attempted murder case | MMA News
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez appeared on the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif. on Monday for a sentencing listening to. Velasquez entered a plea of no contest to prices, together with attempted murder and was sentenced to 5 years.
The prices stem from a 2022 capturing the place Velasquez entered a high-speed chase pursuing Harry Goularte. Velasquez fired a gun at a vehicle carrying Goularte and his household. Goularte ran a daycare that Velasquez’ then four-year previous son attended. Goularte had been arrested days previous to the capturing for allegedly molesting the kid. Velasquez inadvertently shot Goularte’s stepfather, Paul Bender, in the arm.
Along with the attempted murder charge, Velasquez had been charged with a number of crimes together with capturing at a motor vehicle or plane (one depend), assault with a firearm (three counts), assault with a lethal weapon (three counts), willfully discharging a firearm from a vehicle (one depend) and carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a felony (one depend).
Goularte plead not guilty to at least one charge of lewd acts with a minor and a trial date has been set for June 2.
Prosecutors requested Judge Arthur Bocanegra for a sentence of 30 years to reside whereas the protection requested no jail time. The decide in the end settled on 5 years.
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