Las Vegas man who leaped over bench to attack judge reportedly wanted to kill her
Eden Villalovas
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The man who attacked and injured a Las Vegas judge during a sentencing hearing on Wednesday reportedly told corrections officers he tried to kill her.
Deobra Redden, 30, was sentenced without probation in an attempted battery case by Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus. Moments after the sentencing was read, Redden leaped over a defense table and the judge’s bench, violently launching himself on top of Holthus. Court marshals and a clerk pulled Redden off, and Holthus received medical attention at the justice center.
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Shane Brandon, Holthus’s court marshal, was hospitalized for head and shoulder injuries, according to CBS. Chief Judge Jerry Wiese said at a news conference Thursday that Michael Lasso, the judge’s clerk who suffered hand injuries, was the primary person who helped pull Redden off Holthus.
Redden told officers after the incident that he was having a bad day and attempted to kill her, documents obtained by investigators at KLAS-TV reportedly show.
Redden, who was jailed on $54,000 bail, did not show up in court Thursday to face new charges related to the attack. His next appearance in court is scheduled for Tuesday, and Redden will face Holthus again, Wiese said on Thursday.
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“Mr. Redden’s reaction happened so quickly I don’t know if anything could have been done to prevent him from what he did,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Thursday.
A video posted online shows the intense incident, gathering more than 1.5 million views on YouTube.