On Monday afternoon, former UFC fighter and WWE talent Cain Velasquez was arrested for attempted murder after shooting a man in San Jose. Details were few and far between other than Velasquez was being held without bail and the victim was recovering in hospital from non-life-threatening injuries. Now though, the full circumstances have been reported by the Mercury News, who have reported that the man shot was the stepfather of Harry Eugene Goularte, a man accused of committing an indecent act with a child that is part of the Velasquez family.
It’s alleged the offense took place at a daycare center run by Goularte’s mother, and following his arrest, Goularte was granted a supervised release last week. Seemingly this set off the series of events that resulted in Goularte’s stepfather being hospitalized after Velasquez opened fire on a car containing him, his stepfather, and another person.
If found guilty, Velasquez faces a significant jail sentence, as a conviction of first-degree attempted murder is punishable by life imprisonment. However, if it’s deemed that Velasquez’s actions were not deliberate and planned, he would instead face up to nine years for second-degree attempted murder.
