Deobra Delone Redden, 30, was sentenced in connection with a baseball bat attack last year. Last week he launched himself over a court bench and landed on top of the judge before engaging in a brawl with court officials at Clark County District Court.
A man who was caught on camera launching a shocking attack on a judge has been sentenced by the same judge to up to four years in prison.
Deobra Delone Redden, 30, launched himself over a court bench and landed on top of the judge before engaging in a brawl with court officials at Clark County District Court on 3 January.
After leaping over the bench he grabbed Judge Mary Kay Holthus by the hair before a courtroom clerk and marshal pulled him off her.
The sentence was in connection with a baseball bat attack last year.
Redden stood in court in shackles with a mask on his face and orange mitts on his hands, flanked by a group of jail officers.
He had not been handcuffed or wearing prison clothing at the time of the attack last week because he had been released from custody while awaiting sentencing.
Before the attack, Redden attempted to convince Judge Holthus he was turning around his violent past and had asked for leniency while describing himself as “a person who never stops trying to do the right thing no matter how hard it is”.
But as it became clear Judge Holthus was going to sentence him to prison, and as the court marshal moved to handcuff him and take him into custody, Redden swore and charged forward.
