Las Vegas Courtroom Attacker Sentenced to Decades in Prison
Deobra Redden received a 26- to 65-year prison sentence for violently attacking Judge Mary Kay Holthus in a Las Vegas courtroom. The attack, captured on video, involved Redden leaping over the judge’s bench and assaulting her, resulting in minor injuries to the judge and injuries to a courtroom marshal. Redden pleaded guilty but mentally ill, his defense citing untreated schizophrenia. Despite Redden’s claims of not intending to kill the judge, the prosecution presented a statement from Holthus asserting his intent to do so.
John Q. Hosedrinker