Cain Velasquez denied bail for second time in attempted murder case

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail again Monday in his attempted murder case at a motion hearing in Santa Clara (California) County, per the court.

Judge Shelyna Brown decided against allowing Velasquez bail for a second time, citing Velasquez's «reckless disregard for human life.» Brown first denied Velasquez bail March 7, when she referred to Velasquez's actions as «extreme recklessness.»

The retired UFC great has been in custody since a Feb. 28 arrest. Velasquez has a plea hearing scheduled for June 10.

Velasquez is being charged with attempted murder and 10 other gun-related charges. Velasquez is facing 20 or more years of jail time, if convicted.

Velasquez, 39, allegedly chased down a man — Harry Eugene Goularte, who is being charged with molesting a young relative of Velasquez — and shot a gun into Goularte's vehicle, per the Santa Clara County district attorney. Goularte's stepfather, Paul Bender, was in the vehicle and was hit by one of the bullets. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Bender spoke via video call at the hearing Monday and said he suffered an injury to a nerve in his shoulder and has been unable to work since the shooting.

Velasquez is accused of following Goularte's truck in his own vehicle in what the DA described as an «11-mile, high-speed chase» through the city of San Jose. Velasquez allegedly rammed the truck and fired a 40-caliber handgun multiple times into it. Goularte's mother Patricia was also in the truck.

Goularte, who was not injured in the shooting, is being charged in Santa Clara County with a lewd or lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14. Goularte has a plea hearing scheduled for June 6.

Goularte, 43, was released from custody Feb. 25