LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Chief Judge Jerry Wiese discussed Wednesday's courtroom attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus and multiple court marshals at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
At the top of his comments was a message from Judge Holthus thanking everyone who sent well wishes to her and her staff, along with those who took brace action during the attack.
Judge Wiese confirmed she was back working today despite remaining sore and stiff from the attack. Her marshal, Shane Brandon, was transported to the hospital with a head injury and continues to recieve treatment after being released.
The law clerk, Michael Lasso, also received medical treatment for hand abrasions. Judge Wiese later said Lasso was the primary person who pulled the defendant off of her and limited injuries to Judge Holthus.
30-year-old Deobra Redden who jumped the bench Wednesday, refused to appear in court Thursday. He now faces 13 additional charges stemming from the incident.
Redden will now face new charges related to the January 3 attack, including:
- Coercion with force or threat of force
- Extortion
- Intimidating public officers or others with threat of force
- Disregard safety of person or property
- Battery by a prisoner, probationer or parolee
- Unlawful act involving excrement or fluid by a prisoner in a confined space
- Seven counts of battery on a protected person
Judge Holthus will go forward with the sentencing that was cut off during the incident on January 8 at 9:30 a.m.
Video of the defendant leaping over the judge's bench has since gone viral online, with hundreds of thousands of shares across social media platforms.
In his statement Thursday, Judge Wiese says he is unaware of someone ever "supermanning over the bench" and that their courtrooms remain safe in spite of this "unique" incident. He said there are now ongoing conversations about hiring more court marshals and assessing the designs of courtrooms at the Regional Justice Center to prevent something like this ever happening again.
13 Investigates Chief Investigative Reporter Darcy Spears looked further into the context of the attack. She found that the courtroom attacker who jumped judge on the bench is a mentally ill repeat offender.
