Channel 13 has obtained video of a Clark County District Court judge being violently attacked by a man during a hearing on Wednesday morning.
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
The man involved in the attack is Delone Redden, who was being sentenced for aggravated battery with substantial bodily harm prior to the attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus. He entered a guilty plea in a previous hearing.
The video shows Judge Holthus denying Redden’s request for probation due to his criminal history and preparing to sentence him to jail time. Redden can be seen then leaping over the judge’s bench to tackle her.
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According to the Las Vegas District Court, Judge Holthus experienced some injuries and her condition is being monitored. The marshal sustained injuries and has been transported to the hospital.
Great way to demonstrate that you are fit to roam free in society. Idiot.
Instead, lock this clearly deeply disturbed individual in with others, best in an overcrowded environment with severe staff shortage, afterwards watch what happens. It’s contagious. As long as he wasn’t born with a physical brain defect, this individual wasn’t born stupidly violent either.
What would you suggest should be done?
Great question.
What are the realistic alternatives to incarceration?
It’s true that a relatively small percentage of offenders will require a custodial sentence for the benefit of society as that is the safest place to manage them but, for the majority of offenders this will do more harm than good. Correctional centres are criminogenic [1].(https://ecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=criminaljustice_facpubs)
Instead, society more broadly needs to treat the root cause of a lot of crime, which is, that crime is a socioeconomic problem.
By properly funding a social safety net, including job programs, housing and education for vulnerable people (yes, criminals are actually vulnerable people) you would see a reduction in crime and criminal behaviour.
Say that this doesn’t satisfy your Old Testament lust for vengeance though? You need a pound of flesh? In that case correctional facilities that actually function to rehabilitate do exist and don’t have to be punitive and inhumane. I could point to Nordic examples but the reality is any centre that has programs designed and implemented to actually be therapeutic and a safe environment would be better than the current status quo.
This again though requires significant state investment and will mean that the for-profit correctional industry ceases to exist. It is a bad idea to profit from incarceration as it sets up perverse incentives. Why would a private prison want to rehabilitate people? It would put them out of business.
There are plenty of other options as well, diversionary sentencing, community courts, restorative justice etc etc but this should hopefully give you a flavour of the very well understood solutions to this problem.
Are you squints suggesting he be put in solitary instead? That seems brutally overblown and drastic.
Nah they’re just commenting on the awful state of the US prison system
Ding ding ding!
Insanity play? Like, wouldn’t even be that hard to say dude has Advanced Delusionary Schizophrenia with Involuntary Narcissistic Rage?
Sure, if he’d rather a guarantee of never leaving prison - which, to be fair, it does sound like he’s gunning for.
Jesus, he leaped at her!
Gotta admit, it was an impressive jump.
That thumbnail lol. That mf got AIR
That’ll fix things for him for sure!
“It’s a bold move, Cotton. Let’s see how it plays out.”
Probably ten years, seven minimum with a $10k fine plus court costs on the assault alone. Additional five years likely with all of the contempt of the court and related charges. Then again, he was denied bail for his prior so he might fall in NRS 207.010 which would put him into Class A felony territory. Which then that would be ten minimum with max twenty-five years.
Either way, he’s going to be getting plenty of time for self reflection. Last I checked Judges tend to not like that kind of stuff in their court.
That will help at his parole hearings fo sho
He was being sentenced for aggravated battery? It can’t possibly be true!
Yeah, I was certain it was going to be embezzling from a bank
Three time felon. He was probably going in for the rest of his life anyway. This was a calculated move, and he would have killed her if he could have I’m sure. What else does he have to lose but his life? He probably doesn’t care about that either. I don’t condone it but I think I understand what goes through the heads of society’s garbage bin citizens.
But, but, we definitely can reform him! /s
we could have reformed him - 30 years ago when he was still a child in the public school system. the state could have made sure he was being fed, that his parents were capable, and gave him a good education and introduced him into a society that didn’t feel like his life was over before it began.
but yes; at this point now, it’s probably best that he be put out his misery before he hurts others.
Sure we can have a long debate about personal responsibility vs societal responsability. I would still argue that many people who grow up in 3rd world countries do no end up intrinsincly criminals by virtue of living with injustice. I just don’t think that going full “Falling Down” mode on society is warranted in advanced democracies.
3rd world countries aren’t completely driven by material consumerism either. you actually just made a strong case for how something is broken in america.
wrong state for that. he was gonna get a couple years at best.
It must be tough to be a judge. Here’s the video of what led up to the guy leaping at her. He’s explaining why he thinks he doesn’t need to be locked up. To me, he says all the right things: he didn’t realize he had a problem but he was shown he has a mental health issue. Here’s gotten help for it and he’s much better now, he only wants to do good and he doesn’t have authority issues, etc. He seems meek and humble. Then the judge says she thinks he needs to face some consequences and she’s going to deny the request and he loses it and leaps onto her and starts beating on her. So clearly he still has some pretty serious issues. How do you tell?
How do u tell??? Lmfao. You born yesterday.
3 felonies 9 misdemeanors and multiple dvs
The judge knew. Bailiffs got caught slipping. Watch the full video. He whips the bailiffs ass with a few good ones before they get him down fully.
Lol that dude in the back hammer fisting his butt and back. 🤣
I mean this is a terrible thing and all, but, since it sounds like everyone is generally ok, there are many parts of this that are hilarious. And I know people got hurt here, and I think that’s bad, but I think it’s possible to see the humorous absurd while also recognizing and condemning the violent and sad.
That dude was straight planking in midair for one. I mean he went full send on that leap!
All judges are power drunk fuck heads, I couldn’t care less when I read stories like this.
You know all judges?
That’s a sad truth!
the Bootlick meter is currently 6 against, 28 for muddy tongues
I’ll show you who’s not fit for probation!
Video doesn’t play, lol.
Comments in this post have a YouTube link. I had to watch it that way
As long as this jumping living item is thrown away somewhere I’m ok with it. It’s like a landfill just toss and forget. Not even sorry.
Those bailiffs need to be fired
He literally jumped towards freedom…ooops
