According to Santa Clara police, former UFC Champion, WWE and AAA superstar Cain Velasquez has been charged with allegedly fired several shots into a vehicle, one of which hit an unintended target.
A police report states: “Velasquez began shooting at the victims at Cochran Road and Butterfield Boulevard in Morgan Hill around 3:00 p.m. Monday. Velasquez, driving a Ford truck, followed the victims’ Chevrolet Silverado truck, driven by Harry Goularte’s stepfather. During the 11-mile, high speed chase through busy streets into San Jose, Velasquez rammed his truck into the Silverado and fired multiple rounds with his registered .40 handgun. A female passenger in the Silverado called 911 for help.”
Police say the vehicle was driven by the stepfather of a man accused of molesting a relative of Velasquez’s.
One of the shots hit the stepfather but he is expected to survive the attack.
“The sad tragedy is that Mr. Velasquez chose to take the law into his own hands, endangering the public and everyone in the truck,” DA Jeff Rosen said. “This act of violence also causes more pain and suffering to his family.”
Velasquez faces 10 charges including attempted murder, multiple charges of assault with a deadly weapon. A 40-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found in Velasquez’s truck when he was arrested without incident.
Goularte, 43, has been charged with a felony count of a lewd and lascivious act for allegedly molesting Velasquez’s “close relative”. The alleged incident took place at a daycare operated in the man’s home.
“Goularte was arraigned in Santa Clara County Superior Court on February 25. A judge released him from custody without bail over the District Attorney’s objections. He was released under the conditions that he stay in home detention in Morgan Hill, stay 100 yards away from any child under 14, and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. Goularte was on his way to get the monitor when Cain attacked,” states a police report.
