Former UFC fighter Bryan Caraway has been charged with four felonies in a 2018 case involving the alleged theft of an all-terrain vehicle belonging to his ex-girlfriend, former UFC champion Miesha Tate.
Caraway was charged with fraud, attempted first-degree theft, filing a false insurance claim, and making a false statement about a vehicle title in Benton County, Washington, according to the prosecutor’s affidavit, which he obtained. ESPN.
The case centered around Caraway allegedly stealing Tate’s all-terrain vehicle, buying insurance on the vehicle and claiming it was stolen three days later, after Tate had recovered the all-terrain vehicle. Tate is a former UFC female bantamweight champion and one of the best known women to compete in MMA.
Caraway was initially charged Jan. 12. He did not appear in Benton County High Court and a bank order was issued for his arrest on February 4th. he wanted the list, but was withdrawn after contacting the prosecution.
Caraway’s court hearing is scheduled for March 11.
According to an investigation by the Benton County Insurance Commissioner, Tate recovered the ATV that Caraway allegedly stole from him on December 18, 2018. On December 21, 2018, Caraway purchased an insurance policy for the vehicle. Three days after buying the policy, Caraway filed a claim for the theft of the all-terrain vehicle.
Caraway, 36, told the insurance company he bought the ATV (plus helmets, battery charger and spare tire) for $ 18,500, when he and Tate were still a couple. He provided a vehicle title showing that Tate had given him the ATV in January 2018. According to the insurance commissioner’s report, the investigation showed that Caraway allegedly forged the title and that the vehicle was not actually stolen. , but in the possession of its rightful owner. Tate. Caraway withdrew his claim and the insurance company referred the case to the insurance commissioner.
According to the report, Tate told investigators he informed Caraway in December 2018 that he was going to pick up his all-terrain vehicle. Caraway, Tate said, threatened to file a report of vehicle theft. The report said Tate told investigators he discovered Caraway had altered and falsified a title for the vehicle, and reported it to the Richland, Washington, police department in December 2019.
Caraway was out of the UFC in 2019. He hasn’t fought for promotion since November 2018. Tate, 34, retired from the UFC in November 2016. He beat Holly Holm to win the bantamweight title UFC Women’s in UFC 196 in March 2016 then lost the belt against Amanda Nunes, who remains the champion, in UFC 200 in July 2016.