Overview

• Deobra Redden pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges stemming from the January 3 attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus in Las Vegas.
• The courtroom incident occurred as Judge Holthus was about to sentence Redden in a separate felony battery case, with video capturing him vaulting over her bench and assaulting her.
• Judge Susan Johnson sentenced Redden to 26 to 65 years in prison, calling the attack an assault on the judiciary and denying a request for concurrent sentencing.
• Redden's defense cited his untreated schizophrenia at the time of the attack, while prosecutors emphasized the severity of his actions and their impact on the judicial system.
• Judge Holthus sustained minor injuries but returned to work the next day, later stating in a victim impact statement that she feared for her life during the attack.