'Actually shocked' no one shot him: Judge Judy reacts to viral Las Vegas courtroom attacker who was like 'a projectile'

Famous former judge and television personality Judith Sheindlin said that she was surprised that a recent attack on a Las Vegas, Nevada, judge didn't result in the shooting of the convicted felon who leaped over the bench.

Sheindlin spoke to E! News about convicted felon Deobra Redden, the man who attacked Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus.

In the video in question, Redden was at a sentencing hearing for the charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. The man's attorney argued for a suspended sentence, but the judge stated that she thought "it's time that he get a taste of something else."

Redden then leapt over the bench, attacking the judge in a barrage of assaults that took several officials to stop.

"I was actually shocked that this defendant managed to get as far as he did without somebody shooting him," Judge Judy remarked. "It probably happened in a second," she continued.

"Once he was there, there were too many people [to risk firing a gun], but I was actually shocked that somebody managed to get as close to her and on top of her!"

Redden, 30, is reportedly a three-time convicted felon who had received multiple stints of probation and has even allegedly bitten a woman. He also reportedly has nine misdemeanor convictions on his record.

"I dealt in the family court with some issues that are at least as profound as being jail sentenced: terminating parental rights, abuse of children, and there is always that risk that somebody will act out and you just have to hope that you have support staff that will get there before they get to you," Sheindlin explained.

"He was like a projectile!" the judge added. "That kind of anger and total lack of self-control is so dangerous; that's the kind of danger — because he was there as for a battery!"

Defendant Redden appeared before the same judge the following week and was handed his sentence. Judge Holthus sentenced him to up to four years in state prison.

According to the Associated Press, Redden is eligible for parole for that charge after 19 months. However, he will appear before another judge for 15 felony and misdemeanor charges related the the courtroom attack, which could land him decades in prison.

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