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On Friday, August 16, Cain Velasquez, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, pleaded no contest to a felony attempted murder, assault, and multiple weapons charges for a February 2 022 incident, in exchange for a lighter sentence. The 42-year-old entered the plea before Judge Arthur Bocanegra at the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office in San Jose, California, the USA.
Notably, Cain Velasquez was scheduled to face an attempted murder trial, beginning on September 9, as per the Mercury News. The incident involved him allegedly shooting a man multiple times after a car chase, accusing him of molesting his son but ended up wounding the man’s stepfather instead.
Cain Velasquez pleads no contest in attempted murder case
After Cain Velasquez pleaded no contest in the case, a sentencing hearing in the matter is set to go down on October 18, but the actual sentence is expected to happen on a later date. Furthermore, the premeditated murder charges against him will be dropped because of the plea, which would mean that he won’t be getting a mandatory life sentence in the case.
Jeff Rosen, the District Attorney in the Santa Clara Office said the following about the case in a statement, “This defendant decided to become judge, jury, and executioner. His actions endangered innocent bystanders, including young children and their parents who could have been injured or killed as he shot at his intended victim. We have excellent law enforcement in this county. Let them do their jobs.”
