The defendant was caught on video in the wild last week. attack a judge in nevada After jumping the bench, she returned to the courtroom where the incident occurred on Monday and was sentenced to 19 to 48 months in prison for felony battery.
Judge Mary Kay Holthus was preparing to hand down Deobra Redden's punishment inside Clark County District Court on Wednesday, January 3, when the scene erupted into chaos when Redden was denied bail.
In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, Redden's attorney asked the judge to grant his client a suspended sentence.
Judge Holthus responded, “I think it's time for him to try something else.”
Video shows Nevada man jumping and attacking Clark County judge after being denied probation
Debra Redden lunges at Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus during her January 3, 2024, sentencing hearing. (Screenshot/Fox News)
Redden was then seen flying into the air over the bench with his limbs spread wide and landing on the judge.
The defendant grabbed the judge by the hair and had to be torn off by clerk Michael Russo and several court and prison officers, some of whom threw punches. Mr. Russo was treated for a cut on his hand, and the marshal was hospitalized for a dislocated shoulder and a cut on his forehead. Holthus suffered some minor injuries, but returned to work the next day.
Redden was jailed on $54,000 bail. following the attack But after he refused to return to court on the new charges the next day, the judge moved his next appearance in the case to Tuesday. Charges against him in connection with the courtroom scuffle include forceful coercion and assault on a protected person, referring to the judge and the police officer who came to her aid, records show. It is shown that there is.
Las Vegas courtroom attack highlights problem of violence against judges, experts say
This image from a video provided by Clark County District Court shows a defendant holding his head in his hands after jumping onto a desk during sentencing in a felony assault case in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Judge Mary Kay Holthus is shown holding the court. (AP/Clark County District Court)
According to KSNV, an arrest report of the scuffle in court revealed that Redden pulled out some of Holthus' hair. The department cited her interview with the judge in the report, saying she described Redden as “big, strong and angry.”
In Monday's appearance, Redden was found guilty in connection. Until charging the battery The cause was last year's baseball bat attack. He was initially charged with assault, but reached an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty in November 2023 to a reduced charge of attempted assault inflicting serious bodily injury.
Moments before the Jan. 3 incident, Deobra Redden is seen standing next to the defense attorney wearing a white long-sleeved shirt. (Clark County District Court/AP)
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District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Redden's criminal history is primarily characterized by violent crimes and includes three felonies and nine misdemeanor convictions, according to the Associated Press. Records show he previously served time in prison in Nevada for a domestic assault conviction.
Fox News' Greg Wehner and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
