Cain Velasquez, the former UFC star accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his young child, was granted bail Tuesday, the same day a judge ruled his case can go to trial.
Following a two-day preliminary hearing, the judge ruled there is enough evidence to bring the case to a jury. The trial will likely start next year, with a life prison sentence on the line for Velasquez.
He walked out of the Santa Clara County Main Jail just after midnight Wednesday after 8 months behind bars.
Velasquez was arrested in San Jose last February after he shot at a pickup truck carrying the man accused of molesting his child through busy streets in multiple South Bay cities, ramming the vehicle with his own truck during a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.
A judge previously denied bail to Velasquez, who faces attempted murder and multiple gun assault charges. His attorney, Mark Geragos, has said he plans on vindicating Velasquez in court.
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