Cain Velasquez took duty for his actions whereas giving a press release in courtroom on Monday previous to a judge handing him a five-year prison sentence after pleading no-contest on tried homicide fees.
The ex-UFC heavyweight champion, who was first arrested again in February 2022, was allowed to talk in courtroom earlier than Decide Arthur Bocanegra issued his sentence. Velasquez confronted quite a few felony fees after he went on an 11-mile excessive pace chase pursuing a automobile and firing a handgun at a car that contained Harry Goularte, the person accused of molesting the fighter’s younger son at a daycare owned by his mom.
In the long run, Goularte’s stepfather Paul Bender was struck by a bullet however sustained non-life threatening accidents earlier than Velasquez was arrested with out incident. Addressing the courtroom on Monday, Velasquez apologized for his actions.
“I’m actually sorry,” Velasquez said in court, per quite a few experiences. “My actions have been reckless and intensely harmful. I’m ashamed and regretful for the way I dealt with myself on the day of my crime.
“Out of all this, I want protected therapeutic for my household, and to the Goulartes, I want protected therapeutic, and to the group, I want protected therapeutic.”
Prosecutors within the case have been looking for a 30 yr to life sentence for Velasquez, whereas his protection attorneys argued for time served and probation.
In the long run, Bocanegra sided with much less punishment whereas noting that as a lot as Velasquez wanted to pay for his crime, his household was additionally victimized together with his younger son’s involvement within the alleged baby molestation case.
Whereas Velasquez was sentenced to 5 years in jail, he additionally will get credit score for 1,283 days already served, which counts his previous time in jail in addition to the time he spent on home arrest.
It’s anticipated that Velasquez finally serves lower than two years in jail and even perhaps much less relying on credit score he could obtain for good conduct.
Velasquez, who was flanked by family and friends within the courtroom, was allowed a second together with his spouse and kids earlier than he was remanded into custody to start his sentence.
