WATCH: Las Vegas Defendant Leaps Over Bench to Attack Judge During Sentencing
A Nevada man went flying over a courtroom bench to attack a judge after she denied him probation on Wednesday—and it was all caught on tape.
Shocking footage obtained by Las Vegas station KLAS-TV shows Deobra Redden, 30, getting some serious air as he sprints at Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus, launching himself over the bench and tackling her. Moments before starting his run-up, he could be heard yelling, “Oh, fuck that, bitch!”
The expletives were apparently spurred by Holthus preparing to sentence Redden to jail time on a charge of aggravated battery with substantial bodily harm, according to KTNV. She denied his lawyer’s request that Redden, a three-time convicted felon, be granted a suspended sentence, saying, “I think it’s time he got a taste of something else because I just can’t with that history.”