Deobra Redden gets at least 26 years for viral attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus

A Las Vegas convict who was seen in a viral video launching a “Superman style” attack on a judge earlier this year was sentenced to decades behind bars Tuesday – even as he bizarrely claimed to care about his victim’s well-being.

Deobra Redden, 31, was hit with a prison term between 26 and 65 years nearly a year after he jumped over Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus’ bench and tackled her to the ground as court staff desperately tried to save her.

Redden was charged with attempted murder following the vicious assault and pleaded guilty to the charge in September.

But on Tuesday, he insisted he had no intention to kill Holthus in the rambling statement.

“I’m not a bad person, I’m not an evil guy,” Redden, who suffers from schizophrenia, said in court to Judge Susan Johnson, according to KLAS.

“I’m not making excuses for my actions, but I’m saying I’m not a bad person and I know that I did not intend to kill Mary Kay Holthus, I know I cared about her wellbeing,” he added.

The attack happened when Holthus was about to sentence Redden in a separate criminal case in January.

He also claimed he only recalls jumping on top of her and grabbing her by the collar of her robe.

“I was like ‘Why are you doing this to me?’ That’s what I wanted to ask her if I think I knew myself but I’m not really sure,” he said as he rattled off the problems he’s faced in his life, including mental health struggles, according to court footage from KTNV.

Holthus, 62, slammed Redden as someone who “made a conscious decision to kill me and make every effort to succeed,” in a victim impact statement that was read by Clark County prosecutors, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported.

Redden, who has an extensive rap sheet including violent crimes, was not on medication when he attacked the judge, his lawyer Carl Arnold said as he fought for a lighter sentence of 4 to 11 years, according to the newspaper.

“I don’t think the answer is just throw away the key, give him a whole bunch of years. That benefits no one. We understand that a message has to be sent,” Arnold reportedly said.

“Since he’s been on his medication, as you see him today, your honor, he’s being courteous, he’s being compliant and deeply remorseful about the events and what happened that day.”

Johnson, the judge who made the sentencing decision, said Redden’s actions were an “attack on the judiciary.”