Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez, who is widely considered one of the greatest UFC fighters ever, was arrested for attempted murder after a shooting in California.

The California native is a legend who’s known as one of the best heavyweight MMA fighters ever. In addition to the gun, police reportedly discovered a pair of 10-bullet magazines in the Ford, with eight bullets missing. “The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation at this time,” police said. He now has a court date set for Wednesday at 12 p.m. PT. The UFC fighter then reportedly fired a 40-caliber semi-automatic handgun at the vehicle, injuring a different man. TMZ Sports viewed court documents saying Velasquez was following Harry Goularte—the 43-year-old who, it was previously noted, was recently charged with a felony count of a lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14—when Goularte was with his mother and stepfather, who sustained the injury.

Former UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez was charged with attempted premeditated murder and multiple gun assault charges. Said Santa Clara County DA Jeff ...

Goularte lives in the same building as the daycare center, which is owned by his mother, according to the court document. In the court document, the child said he witnessed other kids go into the bathroom with Goularte as well. He was ordered to stay in home detention, remain 100 yards away from any child under 14 and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which he was allegedly on his way to obtaining when Velasquez gave chase. Velasquez was found and arrested afterward during a traffic stop, according to court documents. "This act of violence also causes more pain and suffering to his family." Velasquez faces 10 counts that could carry more than 20 years of jail time if he is convicted, per a court document.

Prosecutors said that Cain Velasquez shot at a man who is accused of molesting Velasquez's underage relative.

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Former UFC heavyweight champion and WWE wrestler Cain Velasquez was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly shot a man.

The same report goes on to state that court records show a series of events that began last week after a relative of Velasquez’s relative reported being molested by a man at a home daycare in San Martin, California. The man accused is 43-year-old Harry Eugene Goularte, who lives at the home where the daycare is located and ran by his mother, according to a criminal complaint that charged him with one felony count of a lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14. The Mercury News reports that the man who Velasquez allegedly shot was recently charged with molesting a close relative of the former UFC star, according to sources and court records.

Velasquez transitioned to pro-wrestling after retiring from his MMA career in 2019. A former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, he earned title belts in ...

“This act of violence also causes more pain and suffering to his family.” Goularte’s mother was also in the vehicle. Goularte was on his way to get the monitor when Velasquez attacked the family, Rosen said. Goularte, 43, was arraigned on felony molestation charges in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Friday and a judge released him from custody without bail over the district attorney’s objections, Rosen said. Later Monday, Morgan Hill police officers located Velasquez driving his pickup truck in San Jose and arrested him, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. Velasquez was arrested Monday after he chased a pickup carrying Harry Goularte through busy streets in three Silicon Valley cities, ramming the vehicle with his own pickup truck during an 11-mile (18-kilometer) high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez faces charges of attempted murder after a shooting in California.

He held on to the belt until 2015 and his last UFC fight came in 2019, when he suffered a knockout loss just 26 seconds into his contest with Francis Ngannou. He is due to appear in court on Wednesday. The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation at this time.”