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FILE - In this image from video provided by the Clark County District Court, Deobra Redden is seen launching over the desk of Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a felony battery case, Jan. 3, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Clark County District Court via AP, File)

A man who attacked a Nevada judge in court pleads guilty but mentally ill

A man whose courtroom leap and attack on a judge in Las Vegas was recorded on video has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges

By AP News
Published - Sep 06, 2024, 05:56 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:29 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man whose courtroom attack on a judge in Las Vegas was recorded on video has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges.

Deobra Delone Redden ended his trial Thursday after Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus testified that she feared for her life when Redden vaulted over her bench and desk and landed on her. The attack happened Jan. 3 as Holthus was about to deliver Redden’s sentence in a separate felony attempted battery case.

Redden’s defense attorney, Carl Arnold, said in a statement Friday that the plea “reflects a delicate balance between accepting responsibility for a regrettable incident and recognizing the impact of Mr. Redden’s untreated mental illness at the time.”

Arnold told jurors who began hearing evidence on Tuesday that Redden had not taken prescribed medication to control his diagnosed schizophrenia.

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