A courtroom assault in Las Vegas, which saw a plaintiff leaping over the judge’s bench and tackling her to the ground, has resulted in decades behind bars for the assailant.

A Nevada man who vaulted over a judge's bench in a Las Vegas courtroom to attack her in January has been sentenced to decades in prison, according to court records. Deobra Redden, 31, was sentenced on Tuesday to between 26 and 65 years in prison over the attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus,