Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez on Friday pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and gun assault charges in a San Jose courtroom.
on Friday pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and gun assault charges in a San Jose courtroom.
Velasquez, 39, entered the plea at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice. A pre-trial hearing was set for September 26.Velasquez was arrested in San Jose last February after he shot at a pickup truck carrying the man through busy streets in three Silicon Valley cities, ramming the vehicle with his own truck during a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said the defendant fired a .40-caliber pistol at the vehicle several times, wounding the man’s stepfather, who was driving, in his arm and torso.In late June, the former pro-fighter filed a civil lawsuit against the man accused of sexually abusing his 4-year-old son. The suit alleges that Harry Goularte molested the boy while he was attending daycare at a home by Goularte’s mother, Patricia Goularte, the The news outlet said the lawsuit was filed on behalf of a minor.
The child care business and its owners "fostered and maintained an environment" where the children could be molested, sexually abused and harassed, Velasquez said in the court filing. The lawsuit accuses Goularte and his family of negligence and sexual battery. Goularte, 43, was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor by the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office. He has pleaded not guilty and twrestling after retiring from his MMA career in 2019. A former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, he earned title belts in 2010 and 2012.All the news you need to know, every day
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