A Las Vegas felon who was seen on courtroom video punching a judge after jumping from the courtroom is scheduled to appear before her again on Monday morning.
Deobra Redden, 30, is scheduled to appear again before Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus, 62, to continue her sentencing hearing in an earlier baseball bat attack.
Explaining the now-viral attack, the court's chief judge, Jerry Weese, said the original hearing was called off last Wednesday as he “monitored the courtroom.” .
Redden desperately tried to avoid giving Holthus a prison sentence for the baseball bat attack in April, telling the judge that Holthus “is committed to trying to do the right thing, no matter how difficult it is.” He is a person who never quits.''
“I'm not a rebellious person,” he told her. “But if it’s right for you, you have to do what you have to do.”
Holthus denied his request for probation due to his history as a third-degree felon.
When Redden, who was unshackled, was about to be handcuffed, he yelled profanities, jumped over the defense table, over the judge's bench and landed on top of Holthus, knocking him off his chair. .
Shocking footage showed the judge slumped against a wall and an American flag falling over her and Redden as people in the courtroom screamed.
The felon, who Holthus later described as “big, strong and angry,” had to be wrested away from the judge by clerk Michael Russo and several court and correctional officers. , some of them threw punches.
Russo was treated for a cut on his hand, and the marshal was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a large gash on his forehead that required 25 stitches.
Mr. Horthus' hair was pulled and his head was slammed against the wall. Although she sustained injuries and pain that required medical attention, she returned to her job the next day.
“She's still in pain and stiffness, but we're thankful it didn't get any more serious,” Wiese said later.
Redden later blamed the attack on a bad day and said he had tried to kill Holthus, according to court documents. Viewed by KLAS.
“The judge held me accountable,” Redden reportedly complained to the officers. “Judges are evil”
Redden was jailed on $54,000 bail in connection with the courtroom disturbance, but refused to appear in court on new charges the next day. He is now scheduled to take up the case on Tuesday.
She cited a judge and the officers who came to her aid and said she faces a number of new felony and misdemeanor charges, including extortion, use of force and assault on a protected person.
Redden's extensive criminal history includes three felonies and nine misdemeanor convictions, most recently in 2021 for domestic violence.
“He has been violent throughout his adult life,” District Attorney Steve Wolfson said.
