Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez won’t know his fate until March.
In August, Velasquez pleaded no-contest to a series of charges including premeditated attempted murder, felony assault charges, and other related gun charges after he was arrested back in 2022 following a high-speed chase where he allegedly fired several rounds from a handgun at a car containing Harry Goularte, a man accused of molesting Velasquez’s son at a daycare owned by his mother.
Velasquez faces a potential penalty anywhere from probation to life in prison.
A motions hearing for Velasquez is still on the docket for Friday, January 24 but his sentencing and probation hearing is now scheduled for March 24.
Velasquez was arrested on February 28, 2022, after he allegedly fired several rounds from a .40-caliber handgun at a vehicle containing Goularte. Instead, a bullet struck Goularte’s stepfather Paul Bender who was operating the vehicle at the time of the incident. Following the chase, Velasquez was arrested by the Morgan Hill Police Department without incident.
He remained behind bars for eight months after being denied bail multiple times.
Finally, in November 2022, Velasquez was released on a $1 million bond. He promptly returned to coaching at American Kickboxing Academy and has also made multiple appearances at professional wrestling events.
Recently Velasquez signed a deal with the Global Fight League to coach the Dubai team 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 Judge Benjamin Williams of Santa Clara County in California. He’s facing one felony count of lewd acts with a minor after he was accused of molesting Velasquez’s then-four-year-old son.
Williams also ordered that Goularte must appear in person for his jury trial. He has been out on bail with GPS monitoring since his initial arrest nearly three years ago.