Ex-UFC champ Cain Velasquez hoping to ‘make something positive out of this terrible situation’

Cain Velasquez is formally out of jail. The previous UFC-champion was granted bail this previous Tuesday, November eighth, after spending months incarcerated over costs of the tried homicide of accused little one molester Harry Goularte and the capturing of Goularte’s stepfather Paul Bender.

Velasquez had been denied bail on three earlier events, with choose Shelyna Brown noting that the 40-year-old posed a right away risk each to Goularte, his household, and the general public at massive. In his newest pre-trial listening to, nevertheless, choose Arthur Bocanegra agreed to a $1 million bond for Velasquez—given the previous NCAA All-American’s lack of felony report and unlikelihood to be a flight danger.

As he exited the Santa Clara County corrections facility within the early hours of Wednesday morning, Velasquez gave a quick assertion to the media on his launch.

“I really feel nice,” Velasquez stated. “Simply really feel blessed, ? Able to go house, be with the family members, the household, associates, and make one thing constructive out of this entire state of affairs.

“Simply, thanks to everyone who had my help. I really like all of you. Simply, at all times proceed to be higher as an individual, at all times do good issues; simply make one thing constructive of this horrible state of affairs. My household and I, we’re going to do this.”

Velasquez at the moment faces 10 costs—together with tried premeditated homicide—stemming from the automobile chase and capturing in pursuit of Goularte, who has been accused of molesting a member of Velasquez’s household on the daycare heart owned by Goularte’s mother and father. As a situation of his launch, Velasquez will likely be confined to deal with arrest and should bear therapy for attainable CTE signs—one thing Velasquez’s lawyer has argued could have been an element within the incident.

The longtime American Kickboxing Academy athlete and up to date WWE skilled wrestler is due again in courtroom on November twenty first for an additional pre-trial listening to.