courtroom outbursts

A defendant identified by court officials and records as Deobra Redden is seen about to leap over the desk of Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a felony battery case on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Authorities say the judge suffered minor injuries while a courtroom marshal suffered a bleeding gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder.

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A recent attack on a Las Vegas judge is very disturbing. But such cases are uncommon

1:19pm January 04, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a defendant during his sentencing. Courtroom assaults such as this are rare, but judges face other threats — more than 4,500 reported incidents in 2021 alone.

Robert Lewis Dear was formally charged with first-degree murder and other counts in last month's killing of three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter: 'I'm A Warrior For The Babies'

6:53pm December 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

In one of several courtroom outbursts, Robert Lewis Dear, who is accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, said he was guilty and won't go to trial.