A felon who was caught on video attacking a Nevada judge, spectacularly jumping over a bench and a desk, was sentenced Tuesday to decades in prison.
Deobra Redden was ordered to serve 26 to 65 years in a Nevada prison for attacking Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus on KLAS-TV in Las Vegas. reported.
Redden, 31 years old; Pleaded guilty but mentally ill Indicted on charges including attempted murder in September, the trial came shortly after Holthus testified that she feared for her life when Redden, flailing his arms, jumped over a 4-foot-high bench and landed on top of her. is over.
As Breitbart News reported, the attack occurred on January 3, the same day Horthus was present. trying to deliver Redden's sentence is another felony battery case.
FILE/In this image from video provided by Clark County District Court, defendant Deobra Redden, wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, is seen next to her defense attorney during sentencing in a felony assault case Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. You can see him standing there. Las Vegas. (Clark County District Court, via AP)
The violent scene was captured on court video, which shows the 62-year-old judge slumped from his seat into a wall, and the enraged felons throw themselves out of the courtroom, grab them by the hair, and throw an American flag over them. was.
Court officials said Holthus suffered minor injuries but was not hospitalized.
In a victim impact statement read by Clark County prosecutors, the 62-year-old accused Redden of being a person who “made a conscious decision to kill me and made every effort to succeed.” las vegas review journal reported.
Redden's lawyer, Karl Arnold, said at the time of the attack his client was not taking prescribed medication to control his diagnosed schizophrenia.
The convicted assailant insisted in court Tuesday that he never really intended to kill Holthus, KLAS-TV reported.
“I'm not excusing my actions, but I know I'm not a bad person and I never intended to kill Mary Kay Holthus,” he said.
Redden will be eligible for parole after 2050, KLAS-TV reported.
