Cain Velasquez will serve the remainder of his prision sentence for shooting at a man accused of molesting his son in a new location.
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez will serve the remainder of his prison sentence for shooting at a man accused of molesting his son in a new location.
Velasquez, 42, was sentenced to five years in prison, minus time served, for shooting at Harry Goularte in February 2022. The former heavyweight champion was held at Wasco State Prison after his sentencing on March 24 and has now been transferred to the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, Calif. Online inmate records confirm Velasquez’s location. KGET TV 17 in Bakersfield, Calif., first reported the news.
According to the report, Wasco State Prison is often used as a temporary location until newly sentenced inmates are processed and relocated. During his sentencing at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., Velasquez was credited with 1,283 days of time served by Judge Arthur Bolcanegra, leaving 542 days remaining.
Velaquez fired a handgun at a vehicle carrying Goularte and his family, striking Goularte’s stepfather, Paul Bender. Velasquez was charged with attempted murder, shooting at a motor vehicle or aircraft (one count), assault with a firearm (three counts), assault with a deadly weapon (three counts), willfully discharging a firearm from a vehicle (one count) and carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a felony (one count). Velasquez faced 20 years to life for attempted murder alone, and prosecutors asked the judge for 30 years to life.
Judge Bocanegra considered Velasquez’s public support and community standing before making his decision to sentence the former MMA champion to five years in prison. Velasquez acknowledged his actions as “not correct” and relayed well wishes to the Goularte family when speaking about his case.
Goularte is currently awaiting trial on June 2. The man accused of molesting Velasquez’s son has pleaded not guilty to one charge of lewd acts with a minor. The Goularte family is also facing a separate civil lawsuit filed by the Velasquez family.
