Can Velasquez, an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist who formerly competed for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, is currently being held in custody following the shooting that he was involved in.
His experience in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in which he competed in the heavyweight class and twice earned the title of UFC Heavyweight Champion, is well-known among both his fans and audience. During his time in the UFC, he won the title of UFC Heavyweight Champion on two separate occasions.
After getting into a car chase and allegedly shooting at a man who was thought to have abused Velasquez’s 4-year-old relative, but missing the man and hitting the man’s father instead, he was charged with attempted murder and additional firearm assault charges in March 2022. The charges stem from the fact that he missed the man he was aiming at and hit the man’s father instead.
Find Out Who Cain Velasquez’s Daughter Is?
Cain Velasquez recently tied the knot with Michelle, the woman he has been with for a very long time. The sweet couple has been blessed with a son and a daughter in their family.
2009 marks the year that his daughter entered the world, nine years before he welcomed his first son into the world. The boxer posts numerous pictures and status updates about his daughter across all of his social media accounts.
According to some reports, Harry Goularte is suspected of having molested his daughter.
Attorney Rosen made these comments, as reported by The Dailymail. The unfortunate truth is that Mr. Velasquez broke the law on his own initiative, putting the lives of everyone in the vehicle as well as the lives of members of the general public in jeopardy. The anguish and suffering that his family is experiencing is further compounded by his violent act.
What exactly took place with Cain Velasquez? Details Regarding the Arrest and the Event
In late February, Cain Velasquez was rumored to have been on the hunt for Harry Goularte in the Bay Area. The police say that Velasquez followed Goularte’s parents once as they were going to pick him up, followed the three of them for a while, and then fired one shot at their car while he was following them. This is according to the events that took place.
The 40-year-old is then said to have slammed his vehicle into theirs and fired more shots, hitting Goularte’s stepfather in the arm and torso before fleeing the scene and covering nearly eleven kilometers during the chase. Goularte’s stepfather was injured in both of these areas.
According to Yahoo.com, Goularte, 43, is accused of touching the child’s genitalia “100 times” while in a restroom at the daycare center that his mother manages. Velasquez’s relative was also present during the alleged incident. Goularte was released after being arrested, and he has stated that he is innocent of these charges.
Friends of the detained former UFC champion and current MMA fighter Cain Valesquez gathered outside of a courtroom in San Jose. The hearing for bail. He is charged with having attempted to kill someone. According to the police, he fired his gun into a car. According to friends and her attorney, Valesquez believed that one of the occupants had sexually abused a member of her family. @kron4news https://t.co/dGa6S4jLeh
Judge Shelyna Brown deemed the actions of Velasquez, who was 39 years old at the time, to be “reckless” after it was reported that he shot at a man who was accused of assaulting a young child. On the other hand, she said that releasing him on bond was not an option because the “risk is too severe.”
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter had more than one hundred backers who showed up outside the courthouse in Santa Clara County, California, wearing T-shirts that read “Free Cain.”
In accordance with a statement that was issued by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, deputies were dispatched to a daycare center in San Marin that was operated by Goularte’s mother a month ago in response to allegations of sexual abuse involving a child.
Cain Velasquez The Shooting, Then the Trial
Cain Velasquez was taken into custody for the first time in February, and he is slated to make another court appearance on September 26. His request for bail was turned down, but his appeal of the decision is still being considered at this time.
It is said that Velasquez went after Harry Goularte in the Bay Area sometime around the end of February. The police say that Velasquez followed Goularte’s parents once as they were going to pick him up, followed the three of them for a while, and then fired one shot at their car while he was following them. This is according to the events that took place.
Cain is said to have continued shooting after crashing his vehicle into theirs and wounding Goularte’s stepfather.
The judge has twice turned down the fighter’s request for bail, and he is also facing ten additional charges related to firearms. As a direct consequence of this, Velasquez faces the possibility of serving a prison sentence of more than 20 years.
The defendant, Cain Velasquez, enters a plea of not guilty
Since his arrest, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White, along with athletes such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Daniel Cormier, and Henry Cejudo, have all voiced their support for the former heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
MMA Junkie reports that there is a disagreement between the attorneys representing the former UFC champion and those representing the prosecution regarding how to include Goularte’s case in the proceeding.
Because the investigation is still ongoing, the district attorney only wants certain aspects of it to be discussed during Velasquez’s trial.
