Watch moment Nevada judge attacked by defendant during sentencing in court
A defendant assaulted a Nevada judge in court, vaulting the bench when he was about to be sentenced to jail in a felony battery case.
Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus fell back from her seat against a wall and received some injuries but was not hospitalized, according to courthouse officials.
According to officials and witnesses, a courtroom marshal was also hurt while assisting the judge and was hospitalized for treatment of a bleeding gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder.
The attack happened at 11 a.m. at the Las Vegas Regional Justice Centre.
Deobra Delone Redden, the defendant, 30, was wrestled to the floor behind the judge’s bench by several court and jail officers and courtroom staff members — including some who are seen throwing punches.
He was arrested and detained at the Clark County Detention Centre, where records reveal he is facing a slew of new felony charges, including battery on a protected person (the judge and court officers).
“It happened so fast it was hard to know what to do,” said Richard Scow, the chief county district attorney who prosecuted Redden on a case that stemmed from an arrest last year on allegations that Redden attacked a person with a baseball bat.
