Come on, admit it. Deobra Redden’s courtroom attack on Nevada Judge Mary Kay Holthus was everything we needed it to be. Shocking, outrageous, and entertaining — it was also telling. Very, very telling.
You’ve probably seen the video. Every news outlet from CNN and TMZ to Instagram and TikTok has covered it. The incident occurred during a sentencing hearing. The 30-year-old Redden told the court that he never stops trying to do the right thing, no matter how hard it is.
He sounded like a nice reasonable guy. Hard to believe he was accused of assaulting somebody with a baseball bat. Or that he had a history of violent crimes, including home invasion, domestic violence, and battery on a protected person.