Las Vegas judge attacked by man during sentencing in courtroom
A Las Vegas judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a man inside the Nevada court on Wednesday who had been denied probation
A Las Vegas judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a man inside the Nevada court on Wednesday who had been denied probation.
The incident took place at around 11.am at the Regional Justice center in Las Vegas.
Deobra Redden, 30 was present at the court for sentence hearing when the judge was delivering the verdict against the convict who was charged of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. Redden was seen jumping over the courtroom dias onto Mary. The entire incident was caught on camera and has gone viral on social media.
Judge Mary was seating on the bench at the time Redden attacked on her.She fell back from her seat and suffered injuries. Immediately the court staff along with the jail officers jumped and pulled the convict and punched him repeatedly.
During the fight the court marshal was injured in the fight and Judge Holthus experienced some injuries and her condition is stated to be stable, the spokesperson said.
Here is the video:
A man attacked a Clark County judge in court today after she denied his probation. pic.twitter.com/CTL5VgPZFU
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