A defendant who attacked a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom was sentenced to up to four years in prison for an unrelated baseball bat attack.
Deobra Delone Redden leaped over the bench and assaulted Judge Mary Kay Holthus after being unsuccessful in convincing her about his reformed behavior.
The attack resulted in injuries to the judge and a courtroom marshal. (Trending: First Moon Mission In 50 Years Blasts Off)
This time, Redden was wearing a spit hood, orange mitts and shackles.
Redden was finally sentenced on Monday to 19-48 months in prison for his original baseball bat assault charge.
Redden will be back on Tuesday to face charges in the attack against the judge.#Texas #Sandman… pic.twitter.com/uHRR4uyt2c
— Hareem Shah (@Hareem_shah1122) January 8, 2024
Redden “supermanned over the judicial bench,” chief judge Jerry Wiese said.
Redden’s attorney declined to comment, and the court clerk was praised for swiftly intervening to protect the judge.
Redden’s history includes multiple violent offenses.
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Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus was about to levy her sentencing decision for convicted felon Deobra Redden when he ran up to the bench and jumped over furniture to assault her in this dramatic courtroom video pic.twitter.com/rfCU03Mvft— Reuters (@Reuters) January 4, 2024
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