LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez attends a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Velasquez will face WWE champion Brock Lesnar and WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will take on heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Cain Velasquez Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder And Other Charges

By Colin Tessier

Cain Velasquez has pleaded not guilty.

According to Marc Raimondi of ESPN, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion entered the plea regarding the attempted murder and other charges he is facing in a Santa Clary County courtroom on August 5. He is also facing ten total charges, including assault with a deadly weapon (multiple accounts) and shooting an occupied motor vehicle

Velasquez was arrested on February 28 for allegedly shooting into Harry Goularte’s vehicle. Golarte had been charged with molesting one of Velasquez’s relatives. During the alleged shooting, Velasquez struck Golarte’s stepfather, Paul Bender.

Raimondi noted that a pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 26.

Meanwhile, Velasquez’s family previously filed a civil suit against Golarte and Bender in July.

RELATED: Cain Velasquez Issues First Statement Since His Arrest In February

Colin Tessier
Colin Tessier

Colin Tessier is a lifelong fan of all things Marvel and DC, and he has used this passion to write about them for several years. Likewise, having been a fan of wrestling since he was a kid, he also covers professional wrestling. You can find him on Twitter at @ct_2110.

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