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Wild Moment When Defendant Leaps Over the Bench to Attack Las Vegas Judge – RedState

I think it’s safe to say most of us probably have never seen anything like what happened to Judge Mark Kay Holthus Wednesday in the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas. 

Holthus was in the middle of sentencing Deobra Delone Redden for aggravated battery with substantial bodily harm. Redden 30, is a three time felon. His attorney seemed to be arguing he should get probation, saying he thought he was “worth this risk.” The judge responded that she thought he needed a “taste of something else” and that “I just can’t with that history.” Then she began to announce his sentence, but didn’t get to finish. 

That’s when everything went south, as Redden suddenly rushed up, called her an expletive, and launched himself over the bench at the judge.

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