UFC veteran Bryan
Caraway is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing an
ATV from ex-girlfriend Miesha Tate
and filing fraudulent insurance claims on the vehicle.
According to a report from the
Tri-Cities Herald, Caraway is expected to enter a plea on March
11 forgery, making a false statement on a vehicle application
certificate of title, false claims of proof in excess of $1,500 and
first-degree attempted theft.
Caraway allegedly forged the title for a 2015 Polaris RZR and
reported the vehicle stolen from his home in December 2018. Per
court documents, Caraway bought the insurance policy just days
before filing the claim. In the claim, Caraway valued the vehicle
and its contents at $18,500.
After missing a Feb. 4 court hearing, Caraway appeared on the
Washington state Officer of the Insurance Commissioner’s “Most
Wanted” list. Caraway was removed from the list when he contacted
the Benton County Prosecutor’s Office to schedule a new arraignment
date on his charges. According to the report, Caraway is also under
investigation for grand larceny in Nevada for allegedly stealing
the ATV on two occasions from Tate’s property.
Caraway’s brother, Thomas J. Caraway, was charged on the same day
in a different case where he claimed a vehicle – which he
previously owned but had actually been repossessed — was stolen
and then received insurance payments to cover a rental car and
stolen property. He was charged with first-degree theft, forgery,
making a false statement on a vehicle application certificate of
title and false claims of proof in excess of $1,500.
Bryan Caraway went 6-4 during a 10-bout stint in the UFC from 2011
to 2018, earning victories over the likes of Aljamain
Sterling, Eddie
Wineland, Erik Perez
and Johnny
Bedford. He last competed at Battlefield Fighting Championship
2 in July 2019, defeating Raja
Shippen via unanimous decision.