Fashioned UFC champion Cain Velasquez remains within the attend of bars having been denied bail a second time on Monday. Velasquez is ready for trial for allegedly taking pictures the stepfather of the man accused of allegedly molesting Velasquez’s 4-twelve months-primitive son. The alleged intended purpose of Velasquez’s infuriate develop into once Harry Goularte however the gun struck Paul Bender as a replacement.
Bender develop into once within the attend of the wheel of his Chevy Silverado being chased by Velasquez on Feb. 28.
Whereas in court on Monday for Velasquez’s second bail listening to, Bender spoke out for the first time.
Your entire assertion develop into once transcribed by MMA Junkie.
“Lawful morning, your honor. My title is Paul Bender. I am the particular particular individual that develop into once riding the truck and the particular person shot by Cain Velasquez (on) February 28th, 2022,. We had been merely following a court pronounce in confidence to rep a GPS monitoring machine for Harry when Cain Velasquez started following us. He shot at us and chased us at speeds over a hundred miles an hour. When we came to a conclude discontinuance to a faculty, Cain Velasquez shot at us all once more, severing my brachial artery and nerve. I’ve misplaced the usage of three fingers and can no longer work on story of I’ll perhaps perhaps now not pass my (Division of Transportation) bodily. Without the usage of my unswerving hand, we create no longer know if this loss is permanent. Cain Velasquez has no admire for human life. He would perhaps per chance well’ve with out problems shot the family within the vehicle next to us, innocent pedestrians, or even small kids. Cain Velasquez does no longer care who sees him create this. He does no longer care about the rule of thumb of rules and has no admire for our judicial machine. If given the alternative, I deem he’ll try to operate what he started. I am panicked for my life, as neatly as for the lives of my family. No quantity of bail or GPS video display will conclude Cain Velasquez. Respectfully, your honor, I search files from that you please attend take care of my family win and our neighborhood win from Cain Velasquez and relate his ask for bail.”
Velasquez faces an tried destroy fee, in addition to to several other charges and would perhaps per chance well face 20 years to life in penal complicated, if convicted.
Lawyer: Cain Velasquez ‘threw his life away’