A three-time felon leaped over the bench in front of a Las Vegas judge who had just denied him probation and assaulted her, tackling her to the ground and forcing court officers to wrestle him to the ground, video shows.
Deobra Redden, 30, was being sentenced on Wednesday by Judge Mary Kay Holthus on a charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. His attorney asked the judge to sentence Redden to probation.
“I think it’s time he got a taste of something else because I just can’t with that history,” Holthus said.
Redden then charged the bench, leaped over it, and tackled Holthus, knocking down an American flag and a Nevada state flag. Holthus hit her head, KLAS reported; a court spokesperson said she was “being monitored.” Additionally, a marshal suffered a gash on his forehead and was transported to the hospital, where he was later listed in stable condition, the…
