On Monday, a California choose sentenced former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez to 5 years in jail for attempting to shoot his 4-year-old son’s alleged molester in 2022.
Based on the Los Angeles Instances, Velasquez, 42, chased down a pickup truck containing Harry Goularte and two different individuals for 11 miles earlier than opening fireplace at an intersection in Morgan Hill. Santa Clara County prosecutors stated Velasquez rammed into the pickup once they tried to flee and continued to fireside, hanging the driving force within the torso and arm and severing a significant artery.
The capturing reportedly transpired close to a constitution faculty as college students left for the day. Reviews indicated that Goluarte’s mom and stepfather have been within the truck on the time of the capturing.
Goluarte, who was unhurt within the 2022 capturing, was criminally charged with molesting Velasquez’s 4-year-old son. The boy stated the repeated assaults occurred at Goularte’s mom’s residence daycare in San Martin, the place Goularte additionally resides. Velasquez’s son reportedly accused Goluarte of molesting him “100 instances” — including that he witnessed Goluarte take different youngsters into the toilet.
On Monday, Velasquez pleaded no contest to attempted murder, assault, and numerous weapons expenses. TMZ reported that prosecutors sought 30 years to life, whereas the protection requested probation and time served.
Prosecutors stated investigators discovered searches for “sexual assault case the place victims household fights again” and “sexual assault instances the place victims household retaliates” in Velasquez’s cellphone.
Velasquez has already served greater than three years in jail for the 2022 capturing, which means he’ll spend lower than two extra years incarcerated.
Goularte’s trial is scheduled to start in June. Regardless of prosecutors’ objections, the Los Angeles Instances reported that he stays free below GPS monitoring as he awaits trial.
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[Feature Photo: San Jose Police Department]
