Las Vegas judge attacked by felon during sentencing
Reuters
January 4, 2024 20:45 MYT
January 4, 2024 20:45 MYT
Deobra Redden, who is attending his sentencing hearing for a charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm, lunges at Judge Mary Kay Holthus as she hands down the sentence at a court in Las Vegas. - REUTERS
LAS VEGAS: Dramatic courtroom video showed a convicted felon attacking the presiding judge during a sentencing hearing on Wednesday (January 3) in Las Vegas.
Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus was about to levy her sentencing decision for convicted felon Deobra Redden when he ran up to the bench and jumped over furniture to assault her. Video shows the expression on Judge Holthus' face as Redden quickly approached, a flag pole collapsing and court personnel trying to detain Redden as he yelled expletives and hurled punches before being dragged away.
Moments before the attack, Redden was asking the court for leniency from Judge Holthus, saying he was suffering from mental illness, but was getting back on track, had a support system and a new job and did not deserve jail time.