Ex-UFC champ Cain Velasquez gets 5 years in prison for shooting man accused of molesting his relative
Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez was sentenced Monday at an emotionally fraught hearing to five years in prison for the attempted murder of a man accused of molesting one of his relatives.
Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez was sentenced Monday at an emotionally fraught hearing to five years in prison for the attempted murder of a man accused of molesting one of his relatives.
Velasquez, 42, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, felony assault and related gun charges, according to the Santa Clara District Attorney's office. The case stemmed from a 2022 high-speed chase in Northern California in which Velasquez fired a handgun at a truck.
Prosecutors say Velasquez started shooting at an intersection and then followed the truck for 11 miles through San Jose.
Three people were in the truck, but Velasquez was targeting Harry Goularte, 46, who is accused of molesting Velasquez's relative. Goularte's stepfather was shot in the incident, the district attorney's office said.
Goularte is awaiting trial on felony child molestation charges and has denied the allegation.
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