Thug who brutally attacked Las Vegas judge and beat her during battery sentencing REFUSED to appear in court today to face new assault charges
A serial criminal who threw himself at a Las Vegas judge and knocked her to the ground as she prepared to jail him refused to face another judge this morning over the attack.
Deobra Redden, 30, launched herself at Judge Mary Kay Holthus, saying “nah f*** that b**ch” as she rejected his pleas for more probation.
Court video showed Holthus disappearing under a flurry of blows from the criminal as she begged him to stop before security staff managed to drag him away.
This morning, six new felony charges were added in a state where judicial officials are “protected persons,” but he refused to come out of his cell.
A spokeswoman for Clark County Courts said the case will likely resume next week in his absence.
Deobra Redden, 30, refused to emerge from cells as he faces six new felony charges following his attack on Judge Mary Holthus on Wednesday
Judge Mary Holthus had warned him 'it's time he tasted something different'
The felon has been repeatedly jailed, paroled and paroled for a series of violent crimes dating back at least 12 years, but told Holthus, “I just think I'm in a better place in my mind,” before attempting to convict him.
Redden, who was supported in court by his mother, was first jailed in 2012 when he was given 45 days for assault causing bodily harm to a family member.
The following year he was jailed for another two months after three domestic battery convictions, but escaped with probation in 2014 when he was convicted of attempted robbery.
He was convicted twice of domestic violence and once of battery causing substantial bodily harm while on probation, but was sentenced to extended probation, receiving an “honorable discharge” in 2020.
The following year he was charged with attempted home invasion and destroying the property of another person, and again with domestic battery, and this time received a prison sentence of 12 to 30 months.
In January last year, he had his first meeting with Judge Holthus regarding the home invasion charge.
She released him without bail after he pleaded guilty and sentenced him to a year of probation in February.
Two months later, he was arrested after threatening to “smash another man's kneecaps” with a baseball bat, “resulting in significant bodily harm.”
In May, he was ordered to undergo a competency determination, which found him competent in October.
The serial criminal threw herself at the judge as she prepared to deny him probation
Judge Holthus on the election trail in 2020 as she joined the bench of Nevada's 8th Judicial District Court
Deobra Redden, 30, has a long record of violent crimes dating back to at least 2012
Judge Holthus, a native of New York State with three adult children, joined the Clark County Court as a Deputy District Attorney in 1991
Holthus issued a warrant for his arrest in December after he admitted to the battery charge but failed to appear for sentencing before the pair came face to face on Wednesday.
“I would like to tell the court that based on my criminal history, I feel I should not be sent to prison,” he told her as she considered his sentence.
“Have you looked into your criminal history?” she asked.
“Three felonies, one gross (misdemeanor), nine misdemeanors, multiple domestic assaults.
“There's a lot going on, sir. Battery on a protected person, robbery, attempted home invasion.”
“I just think I'm in a better place in my mind, my mental health. I have a support system,” he told her.
“I just got hired as a teamster for a union making $20 an hour. And the reason behind any domestic violence is that I was dealing with mental health care, and I didn't know how to deal with mental health care, and I still didn't know that I had a mental health problem until August 2022.”
He seems to have resigned himself to a jhail term when he tells her, “But if it's appropriate for you, then you should do what you have to do.”
In court on Wednesday, he was heard repeatedly punching Holthus and shouting at her in explicit language as security officers tried to restrain the crazed criminal.
Judge Holthus can be heard pleading with the criminal, begging him to get rid of her.
Redden was ironically convicted of aggravated battery causing significant bodily harm just before he launched his attack.
Judge Holthus suffered injuries as a result of the assault and her condition is being monitored.
The marshal was also injured and had to be taken to hospital after the brutal attack.
“We commend the heroic actions of its staff, law enforcement officers and all others who subdued the defendant,” the Las Vegas District Court said in a statement to Channel 13.
“The court remains committed to providing a safe courthouse and courtrooms.
“We are reviewing all our protocols and will do whatever is necessary to protect the judiciary, the public and our employees.”
Redden's criminal history includes charges in both Nevada and Texas.
The 30-year-old has been charged with assault, theft, assault, property damage and coercion, records show.
A judge had previously required Redden to undergo a competency determination, but he was ultimately found competent in October.