A judge denied bail Monday to former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who faces attempted murder and multiple gun assault charges after authorities said he fired at a pickup truck carrying a man accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old family member.
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 high-speed chase, prosecutors said.
Velasquez, 39, fired a .40-caliber pistol at the vehicle several times, wounding Goularte’s stepfather, who was driving, in his arm and torso, prosecutors said. "I think the judge made her comments very clear -- that Mr. Velasquez endangered a great number of people and he poses a serious risk of danger to the public and to the specific victim in this case," Assistant District Attorney Angela Bernhard said.
Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, who is representing Velasquez, told reporters outside the court that he plans on vindicating Cain and getting him back with his family. Goularte is charged with molesting Velasquez's close family member at a San Martin day care center. Goularte is out on his own recognizance, meaning no bail, and that angers the dozens who showed up Monday to support Velasquez in court.