Oh Los Vegas A man caught on video jumping over a courtroom bench and desk and attacking a judge was sentenced Tuesday to at least 26 years behind bars.
Debra Redden, 31, was ordered to serve 26 to 65 years in a Nevada prison for the Jan. 3 assault on Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthes. According to KLAS-TV.
Shortly after Redden pleaded guilty but was mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges in September, Holts, 62, testified that he feared for his life when Redden jumped off his 4-foot-high bench and onto him. Landed.
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The attack took place as Holts was preparing for Reden’s sentencing. Separate fine battery case.
The incident was captured on courtroom video, showing Holts falling back from her seat against the wall as Redden jumped onto her bench and grabbed her hair, dropping an American flag on her. Holts suffered injuries but was not hospitalized.
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Defendant Debra Redden, who was caught on video attacking a Las Vegas judge in January, appears in court as Judge Susan Johnson begins Redden’s trial at the Regional Justice Center, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Las Vegas. Instructing the lawyers before the hearing. (AP)
According to his defense attorney, Carl Arnold, Redden was not taking his prescribed medication to control his diagnosed schizophrenia when he attacked.
Arnold said when Redden entered his guilty plea in September that it “reflected a delicate balance between accepting responsibility for the tragic incident and acknowledging the effects of Mr. Redden’s untreated mental illness at the time.” ”
To be red I said Court Tuesday that he did not intend to kill Holts, according to KLAS-TV.
District Judge Mary Kay Holts becomes emotional during Redden’s trial Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. (AP)
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“I’m not making excuses for my actions, but I’m saying that I’m not a bad person and I know that I didn’t intend to kill Holts,” he told the court.
Redden will be eligible for parole sometime after 2050.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.