Man jailed for 65 years after attacking judge
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A violent criminal received a lengthy prison sentence Tuesday after being found guilty of a shocking courtroom assault where he jumped over a judge’s bench and attacked her.
The Nevada court handed Deobra Redden a sentence ranging from 26 to 65 years for attempting to murder Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus.
NEW: Deobra Redden, the man who Superman lunged at a Las Vegas judge, sentenced to at least 26 years in prison.
Redden was sentenced to 26-65 years in prison for the assault.
The initial incident happened back in January while Judge Mary Kay Holthus was preparing to sentence… pic.twitter.com/CFkDcrsTMe
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The 31-year-old defendant, who entered a guilty plea with mental illness considerations in September, launched himself over the four-foot bench during what should have been a routine sentencing for a different felony battery case on January 3.
Dramatic courtroom footage captured the 62-year-old judge being forced backward as Redden crashed over her desk, knocked over an American flag, and grabbed her hair. While Holthus sustained injuries, she didn’t require hospitalization.
In her victim statement, read by county prosecutors, she declared that Redden “made a conscious decision to kill me and make every effort to succeed.”
#DeobraRedden walks into court smiling and laughing as he learns his sentence for jumping the bench and attacking #JudgeHolthus inside a Nevada courtroom.#CourtTV Watch LIVE here: https://t.co/oRUG7IYKcJ pic.twitter.com/pEC5r4Fm9R
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Defense attorney Carl Arnold explained that his client had stopped taking prescribed schizophrenia medication before the incident.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, Redden expressed remorse, stating, “I’m not making excuses for my actions, but I’m saying I’m not a bad person and I know that I did not intend to kill Mary Kay Holthus.”
Under the sentence terms, Redden won’t be eligible for parole consideration until after 2050.
