A felon attacked and ambushed a Las Vegas judge during a hearing after she refused to grant him bail.
Convicted offender Deobra Delone Redden attacked Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Wednesday morning as she was in the middle of sentencing.
The crazy scene was captured on camera as Redden jumped up from his position and hopped onto the judge’s bench to tackle her.
Redden’s words, “Nah f*** that b*tch,” can be heard as he flings himself at the startled judge.
Redden flung himself on top of the judge and the marshal, who was trying to sidestep the onslaught, and started beating Holthus mercilessly.
He can be heard continuously punching Holthus and yelling at her in the video, all the while security guards try to subdue the insane criminal.
The audio captures the female judge pleading with the offender to get off her.
Ironically, right before he attacked, Redden was getting sentenced for aggravated violence causing significant bodily harm.
Judge Holthus experienced injuries as a result of the assault, and her condition is being monitored.
The vicious attack left the marshal hurt as well, necessitating his hospitalisation.
Las Vegas District Court said in a statement to Channel 13 that they commend the heroic acts of her staff, law enforcement, and all others who subdued the defendant and that the court remains committed to a safe and secure courthouse and courtrooms.
They were reviewing all their protocols and would do whatever was necessary to protect the judiciary, the public, and their employees.
Charges in Nevada and Texas are part of Redden’s past criminal history.
According to records, the 30-year-old has been charged with battery, robbery, assault, property damage, and coercion.
Redden was eventually determined to be competent in October after a judge had earlier ordered that he undergo a competency evaluation.
They might have wanted to start with handcuffs, maybe shackles, before bringing him before a judge. Perhaps a cage would have been more appropriate.
Considering how far away the perp was from the bench, there was undoubtedly some Olympic-caliber leaping.
He was already a convicted felon who was back in front of a judge for an aggravated battery with substantial bodily harm. Let the lesson be learned that a leopard doesn’t change their spots. Let’s just say he proved his reputation to be true and clearly, the previous judge didn’t take his danger seriously enough. I bet the judge needed a stiff drink after that.
Even with all the court security, the judge was still assaulted.
Being unshackled meant that he just walked into court, and he clearly expected to walk back out again and was somewhat disappointed when he wasn’t allowed to.
No one appeared to be doing anything but staring in shock at what was happening, which must have been terrible for the judge, and those around her did nothing, which is shameful.
There was hardly any security there at all. This guy just stood there on his own next to his lawyer. There were plenty of people sitting around but they didn’t look like security. People appearing in court in front of a judge should not be allowed to put their hands on a judge.
What hope does the public have, if it appears that criminals are no longer afraid of judges or the police? In actuality, the government is failing to support civil society, and with anger issues like this, how long before some other person like him kills someone? Some people need to be off the streets forever.
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