Deobra Redden,精神病患者和不服药者,因在法庭上袭击Mary Kay Holthus法官被判处26至65年徒刑。
Deobra Redden, mentally ill and off medication, sentenced to 26 to 65 years for attacking Judge Mary Kay Holthus in court.
Deobra Redden, 31岁,有精神病史,因1月在拉斯维加斯法庭攻击克拉克县地区法院法官Mary Kay Holthus,被判处26至65年徒刑。
Deobra Redden, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, was sentenced to 26 to 65 years in prison for attacking Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus in a Las Vegas courtroom in January.
Redden曾因一起单独的严重殴打案件出庭受审,他跳过法官席,殴打她,造成伤害。
Redden, who had been in court for a separate felony battery case, leaped over the judge's bench and assaulted her, causing injuries.
他对谋杀未遂和其他指控认罪,但患有精神病,并提出辩护说当时他没有服用他处方的精神分裂症药物。
He pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges, with his defense stating he was not taking his prescribed schizophrenia medication at the time.
Holthus法官作证说,她在袭击中担心自己的生命。
Judge Holthus testified that she feared for her life during the attack.