Man Who Jumped Desk to Attack Nevada Judge in Courtroom Is Sentenced

In this image from video, a defendant identified by court officials and records as Deobra Redden is seen launching over the desk of Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a felony battery case in Las Vegas on Jan. 3, 2024. Clark County District Court via AP

LAS VEGAS—A man who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom after vaulting over her bench and desk has been sentenced to decades in prison.

Deobra Redden was ordered on Tuesday to serve between 26 and 65 years in a Nevada prison for the attack on Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus, KLAS-TV in Las Vegas reported.