A Las Vegas convict who was seen on a viral video launching a “Superman-style” attack on a judge earlier this year was sentenced Tuesday to decades in prison — strangely enough, the victim This was despite his claims that he cared about his well-being.
Nearly a year after Deobra Redden, 31, jumped over Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus' bench and knocked her to the ground as court officials desperately tried to save her. , received a prison sentence of 26 to 65 years.
Redden was charged with attempted murder following aggravated assault and pleaded guilty in September.
But on Tuesday, he insisted in a rambling statement that he did not intend to kill Ms. Holthus.
Redden, who suffers from schizophrenia, told Judge Susan Johnson in court: “I'm not a bad person or a bad person.” According to KLAS.
“I'm not excusing my actions, but I'm saying I'm not a bad person, and I know I didn't mean to kill Mary Kay Holthus, and I don't care about her well-being. I know it was over,” he added.
The attack occurred as Holthus was about to sentence Reddon in another criminal case in January.
He also claimed to only remember jumping on top of her and grabbing her by the collar of her robe.
“I thought, 'Why are you doing this to me?' That's what I wanted to ask her if she thought she knew, but she didn't really know. “I don't,” he began, talking about the challenges he's faced in life, including his mental health struggles. According to court footage from KTNV.
Holthus, 62, accused Redden of making “a conscious decision to kill me and making every effort to succeed” in a victim impact statement read by Clark County prosecutors. did. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Redden, who has an extensive rap sheet that includes violent crimes, was not on medication at the time of the attack on the judge, attorney Karl Arnold said, according to the newspaper. He is fighting for a lighter sentence of 20 years in prison.
“I don't think the answer is to just throw away the key and give it to him for years. That's not in anyone's interest. I understand the message needs to be sent. '' Arnold said.
“As he continues on his medication, as you can see today, he is well-mannered, compliant, and deeply remorseful about the events and events that occurred that day.”
Sentencing Judge Johnson said Mr Redden's actions were an “attack on justice”.
