The accused hit the judge and a police officer. The event took place in Nevada, United States.
An unusual event occurred in USA when a man lunged at the judge who denied him parole. The violent episode took place in the Clark County courtroom, in Snowfall.
As can be seen in the images, the 30-year-old man, identified as Deobra Redden, attacked magistrate Mary Kay Holthus and then the police officer who was trying to arrest him.
The violent attack in the United States court
The images released by the media AlertaMundoNews show the moment in which the US judge denies freedom and the man approaches the stand and throws himself on top by Mary Kay Holthus, hitting him on the head. In addition, the police officer trying to stop the attack was also a victim of injuries, in any case, both are out of danger.
The truth is that before the sentencing, the man’s lawyer had requested his conditional release, however, the judge denied it and told him that he should “try a different size“, which made Redden angry to the point of physically attacking her.
According to reports, at the time of the attack the man was awaiting sentencing on the charge of “attempted assault with serious bodily injury” after he threatens to “break the kneecaps” of another person. Event that took place on April 23, 2023.
The criminal record of the man who attacked the judge in the US
In 2021Deobra Redden faced charges for “malicious destruction of property.” Additionally, he served a prison sentence for “domestic assault for a year.
He April 23, 2023Redden had threatened a person with “break the kneecaps” of another person. In May of that same year, another judge ordered a competency evaluation for Redden and he was admitted to a state behavioral center to be declared competent in October.
Finally, in November, Redden pleaded guilty and it was in December that the judge under attack issued an arrest warrant for him after he failed to appear in court.
Source: Ambito
