Retired UFC legend Cain Velasquez charged with attempted murder

Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and multiple gun assault charges after authorities said he fired at a pickup truck carrying a man accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old family member.

Velasquez was arrested Monday after he chased a pickup carrying Harry Goularte through busy streets in three Silicon Valley cities, ramming the vehicle with his own pickup truck during an 11-mile (18-kilometre) high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Velasquez fired a .40-calibre pistol at the vehicle several times, wounding Goularte's stepfather, who was driving, in his hand, prosecutors said.

Velasquez, 39, appeared in court Wednesday but his arraignment was postponed until Monday. He is being held without bail at Santa Clara County Main Jail.

Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos is representing Velasquez. Geragos did not immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press seeking comment Wednesday.

About 100 supporters wearing T-shirts that read "Free Cain" showed up at the courthouse to show their support.

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Last week, deputies were called to a San Marin daycare owned by Goularte's mother regarding an alleged sexual assault involving a child, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Wednesday.

After interviewing the child and others, investigators determined that a sexual