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The Las Vegas man who jumped over a courtroom bench last week and attacked a judge suffers from emotional illness, a relative claimed.<\/p>\n

\"Deobra<\/a>
Deobra Redden, left, in a mask while appearing in court. He attacked Judge Mary Kay Holthus, right. (Image: CNN<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deobra Redden<\/a>, 30, hadn’t been taking his medication for schizophrenia when he leaped at Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus on January 3, his relatives told local media.<\/p>\n

Redden repeatedly uttered obscenities and slammed the judge\u2019s head against the courtroom wall, assaulted her, and pulled out her hair, according to NBC News<\/em>. He also grabbed her by the throat, CNN<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Painful Injuries<\/h2>\n

The judge suffered painful injuries and was later taken to a local hospital for treatment. A courtroom marshal, Shane Brandon, suffered a dislocated shoulder and a cut on his face after struggling with Redden. He also required hospitalization.<\/p>\n

A clerk for the judge, Michael Lasso, 27, who hurled punches at Redden, suffered cuts on his hand.<\/p>\n

I was just in shock and I just reacted,”<\/strong> Lasso told ABC\u2019s Good Morning America<\/em>. “I don’t even want to think about what would have happened if I wasn’t there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Redden lashed out, Holthus had just told him he would be heading to prison for a 2023 attempted battery with substantial harm charge. He expected to be placed on probation<\/a> and not be sent back to prison.<\/p>\n

Because of the attack, the judge didn\u2019t complete Redden\u2019s sentencing on January 3 and he returned to court on Monday, January 8.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Holthus sentenced him to between 19 and 48 months for the April 23, 2023 attack with a baseball bat.<\/p>\n

I want to make it clear that I am not changing or modifying the sentence I was in the process of imposing last week before I was interrupted by the defendant\u2019s actions,\u201d<\/strong> Holthus said before announcing Monday\u2019s sentence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On Tuesday, Redden was charged with attempted murder for attacking Holthus. He also faces battery on a protected person, extortion by threat, and intimidating a public officer for the violent outburst in Clark County District Court.<\/p>\n

Foster Mom Was Shocked<\/h2>\n

Redden\u2019s foster mother, Karen Springer, told KVVU<\/em> that last week\u2019s outburst \u201cshocked me just like it shocked everybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think that his actions were not premeditated, it was triggered because he seemed to have been pleading for his freedom,\u201d Ladonna Daniels, Redden\u2019s sister, said.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think sending him to prison is going to deter anybody who suffers from a mental illness — they need to be surrounded by health care professionals,\u201d<\/strong> Daniels added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last year, Redden was found competent to stand trial<\/a> for the incident with the baseball bat, several months after he was ordered to undergo in-patient treatment at a state forensic psychiatric facility, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, Redden remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson<\/a> added in a statement issued on Wednesday. \u201cThank God for the heroic efforts of those who came to her [Holthus’] aid, especially her marshal and her law clerk. Without them, the situation would have been much worse, as this defendant exhibited extremely violent behavior, and I\u2019m confident there will be consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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