A viral video captures the moment a defendant assaulted a Nevada Jude in court when he was about to be sentenced to hail in a felony battery case.
A viral video captures the moment a defendant assaulted a Nevada judge in court when he was about to be sentenced to jail in a felony battery case.
This made the Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus to fall back from her seat against a wall and received some injuries but was not hospitalized.
According to court officials, a courtroom marshal was also injured while assisting the judge and was hospitalized for a bleeding gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder.
The incident happened at 11 a.m. at the Las Vegas Regional Justice Centre.
The defendant, Deobra Delone Redden was wrestled to the floor behind the judge’s bench by several court and jail officers and courtroom staff members.
He was arrested and detained at the Clark County Detention Centre, where records reveal he is now facing new felony charges, including battery on a protected person (the judge and court officers).
“It happened so fast it was hard to know what to do,” said Richard Scow, the chief county district attorney who prosecuted Redden.
Watch the video below: