UFC legend Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to 5 years in jail after pleading no contest to tried homicide.
Nevertheless, his sentence is decreased on time already served and he might be behind bars for a yr.
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Prosecutors are stated to have needed Velasquez locked up for 30 years over a 2022 taking pictures in an 11-mile automobile chase.
The 42-year-old confronted ten expenses following a high-speed pursuit of Harry Goularte in a automobile.
Goularte was accused of molesting Velasquez’s then four-year-old son on ‘a number of events’.
Velasquez, who was a two-time UFC heavyweight champion, is alleged to have fired a number of photographs into the opposite car.
Inside was Goularte, alongside together with his mom and stepfather Paul Bender.
Bender suffered a gunshot wound to his arm, however this was a non-life threatening damage.
The sentencing was heard on the Santa Clara County Corridor of Justice in San Jose, California.
Velasquez pleaded no contest to the entire ensuing expenses, and prosecutors have demanded a protracted sentence.
The retired MMA fighter’s defence requested the court docket about contemplating probation in addition to his time already spent behind bars.
Lawyer Renee Hessling, who represented Velasquez, is upset with the sentencing however optimistic about his future.
“Right this moment’s outcomes are bittersweet — we had hoped Mr. Velasquez would stay out of jail,” Hessling stated in a written assertion, as quoted by MMA Junkie.
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“Nevertheless, the details stay clear: Cain Velasquez is an efficient man, a faithful father, and a revered member of the group. What he and his household have endured has been nothing in need of a residing nightmare—one they didn’t deserve.
“All through all of it, Cain has proven braveness and energy of character. He has taken duty for his actions and has been held accountable.
“The sentence handed down at this time displays the complexities of the scenario and acknowledges the person behind the headlines. When he’s launched, he’ll proceed to steer by instance—defending, contributing, and caring for the folks round him.”
Velasquez took full duty for his actions earlier than he went into the sentencing.
When talking on the Kyle Kingsbury podcast per the Day by day Mail, he stated that he would respect the choice of the court docket.
“I do know what I did, and I do know what I did was very harmful to different folks, you understand? Not simply folks concerned, however to harmless folks,” Velasquez stated.
“I perceive what I did and I am prepared to do every little thing I’ve to pay that again.”
Velasquez added: “Regardless of the court docket feels appropriate for what I’ve to do, I will do it with my head up and nonetheless be me and never play the blame recreation.
“It was me that did that and reacted in that method.”
Velasquez gained 14 of his 17 proffesional fights throughout his MMA profession, 12 of which got here by knockout.
He introduced his retirement in October 2019, eight months after he was crushed by Francis Ngannou.