A man jumped on the bench in a Las Vegas courtroom and attacked the judge at his sentencing hearing Wednesday after she denied him parole, wild footage shows.
Deobra Redden, 30, a three-time felon, was being sentenced by Judge Mary Kay Holthus in Clark County District Court after being found guilty of attempted assault causing substantial bodily harm, KLAS reported.
Around 11 a.m., Redden’s attorney asked Holthus to sentence his client to probation, but Holthus had something different in mind for the repeat offender.
“I think it’s time for me to try something else because I can’t handle that story,” he said.
Suddenly, Redden runs toward the bench, jumps with his arms outstretched and knocks the judge to the ground, video obtained by the outlet shows.
An American flag and a Nevada state flag were toppled in the commotion.
According to the footage, several other people can be seen fighting with Redden in the chaos as he yells profanities at Holthus.
The video captured Deobra Redden facing a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom. http://www.8newsnow.com
Court officers appear to drag him, but he frees himself and tries to return after the judge, who is still on the ground, the video shows.
He and others can be seen exchanging blows in the fight.
“What the hell is wrong with you, man?” Someone can be heard screaming in the background.
“Where is Mary Kay? Is she okay?” A man asks when Redden is finally handcuffed.
According to KLAS, an alarm sounded for several minutes alerting others to the incident.
Redden threw himself with his arms outstretched and knocked the judge to the ground, according to the video. http://www.8newsnow.com
Holthus suffered a minor head injury but was fine, sources told the outlet.
A marshal was also injured in the confrontation.
“Thank God the judge is fine,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said in a statement. “Thank God for the heroic efforts of those who came to his aid, especially his marshal and his legal assistant.
“Without them, the situation would have been much worse as this defendant exhibited extremely violent behavior and I am sure there will be consequences,” Wolfson said.
On April 23, Redden threatened to “break the kneecaps” of another man, “resulting in substantial bodily harm,” according to court documents.
In May, a different judge ordered Redden to undergo a competency test.
He was committed to a state behavioral facility before being found competent in October, records show.
Redden pleaded guilty to the charges in November. Holthus issued an arrest warrant in December after she failed to appear in court, KLAS reported.
After Wednesday’s attack, he faces new charges of assault and battery on a protected person; This last charge indicates that the victim suffered “substantial harm.”
He is due back in court, hopefully in handcuffs, on Thursday at 9am.
He is being held at the Clark County Jail.
Redden previously appeared before Holthus charged with malicious destruction of property, according to court documents.
He also spent a year in prison on a domestic assault charge in 2021.
Officers were able to remove Redden from the judge and handcuff him. http://www.8newsnow.com
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