Attorney for man who attacked Las Vegas judge explains guilty but mentally ill plea

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Posted on 12/24/2024 7:40:26 PM PST by xxqqzz

AS VEGAS (KLAS) — The attorney for the man who attacked a Las Vegas judge said his client’s decision to plead guilty but mentally ill reflects both the seriousness of the case and his mental health struggles.

Deobra Redden, 31, pleaded guilty but mentally ill Thursday after Judge Mary Kay Holthus and her law clerk testified in his attempted murder trial. As part of the guilty plea, a different judge could sentence Redden to at least three years in prison.

As the 8 News Now Investigators first reported on Jan. 3, Redden, a three-time felon, was in Holthus’ courtroom for sentencing on a charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. As Holthus was sentencing Redden, he dove over the bench and attacked her.

Man pleads guilty to attacking judge after she testifies Man who attacked judge did not intend to kill her: … “We deeply respect the pain and trauma experienced by Judge Holthus, and we continue to express our utmost sympathy for her and her family,” Redden’s attorney, Carl Arnold, said in a statement Friday. “At the same time, we are committed to ensuring that Mr. Redden receives the appropriate legal and medical support he needs to address his mental health challenges. This plea reflects a delicate balance between accepting responsibility for a regrettable incident and recognizing the impact of Mr. Redden’s untreated mental illness at the time.”

Arnold also thanks the prosecutors “for their professionalism and willingness to negotiate this difficult criminal matter.”

Redden’s plea means he acknowledges what he did and the role his mental health played in it, Arnold said.

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He deserved what he got and I can see why they want to protect judges from this sort of thing. This is an old story, but it seems like maybe his public defender was in old screwing him. Why did he plead guilty to attempted murder? If they weren't going to let him plead guilty to less than that, then wouldn't it have been better to go to trial and maybe the jury wouldn't think it was attempted murder?

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