According to a Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office press release, the former UFC champ was charged with attempted, pre-meditated murder and multiple gun assault in relation to a shooting Monday night in San Jose, California.
Harry Eugene Goularte is facing charges for molesting one of the young relatives of Velasquez. According to a court document, Velasquez is facing more than 20 years of jail time if he is convicted.
According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Velasquez was following Goularte's truck in his own vehicle during a high-speed chase and rammed the truck in San Jose. According to court documents, Goularte's 63-year-old stepfather is expected to survive after he was struck in the arm and torso.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney said that the act of violence caused more pain and suffering.
According to court documents, Velasquez was arrested during a traffic stop. He is accused of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle or aircraft, assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, and carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a felony.
According to court documents, Goularte is being charged with lewd or lascivious act on a child under the age of 14 years old. The child is related to someone.
According to the release from the office of the district attorney, Goularte was released from custody without bail. He was ordered to stay in home detention, stay 100 yards away from any child under the age of 14 and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which he was on his way to obtain, when Velasquez gave chase.
According to a court document, the alleged victim told a Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department officer that Goularte touched his genitals in the bathroom of a daycare center. The child said that Goularte told him not to tell anyone what happened and that he witnessed other kids go into the bathroom with him.
The daycare center is owned by Goularte's mother, according to the court document. Goularte said that he once helped a child with his pants when he saw the child didn't have them on correctly. The allegations against Goularte were not believed by his mother.
One of the best fighters of all time is a former two-time UFC champion, and one of the most popular fighters of all time, is a man named Velasquez. He was released from the World Wrestling Federation at the start of the coronaviruses epidemic in 2020. The American Kickboxing Academy gym in San Jose has been where Velasquez has been teaching.