UFC Legend Cain Velasquez has been granted bail by a Judge in his attempted murder case, paving the way for him to be out from behind bars for the first time in over 8 months, TMZ reports.
Velasquez’s bail was set at $1 million and, assuming he posts it, the judge also ordered the former fighter to wear a GPS monitor, and to stay away from the alleged victims in the case.
The 40-year-old UFC legend Cain Velasquez has been locked up since Feb. 28, after authorities claimed he shot at Harry Goularte, a man who had been accused of molesting one of Velasquez’s relatives.
The report by TMZ stated that the Attorneys for the UFC legend Cain Velasquez had argued for months that he should be granted bail though prosecutors vehemently opposed it, saying he was still a threat to Goularte.
At previous hearings, judges had sided with the prosecutors … and denied Velasquez bail. But, at a proceeding in a Santa Clara, Calif. courtroom on Tuesday, a judge ultimately ruled in favour of bail, citing, among other things, Velasquez’s clean prior criminal history, and his status as a father.
Velasquez is still slated to go to trial in the case as he’s facing 10 criminal charges for his alleged role in the February attack.