Los Angeles County prosecutors filed prison prices Tuesday in opposition to Jillian Lauren Shriner, a bestselling creator who’s married to Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, following an incident final month the place she was wounded by police after allegedly capturing at them from her yard.
The creator, who publishes underneath the final identify Lauren, appeared in a downtown Los Angeles courthouse, pleading not responsible to felony prices for willful discharge of a firearm in a gross negligent method and assault of an individual with a semiautomatic firearm. Prosecutors are additionally in search of a firearms sentencing enhancement. She faces as much as 19 years in state jail if convicted on counts.
Lauren, 51, sported an all-white go well with as she stood earlier than the decide to enter her plea. She and her legal professionals, Hilary Potashner and Kim Wilkinson, declined to remark after the listening to.
Lauren was initially booked April 9 on suspicion of tried homicide after a bewildering encounter with the LAPD. That afternoon, officers had been trying to find three hit-and-run suspects following a crash on the 134 Freeway. Based on 911 calls from the realm, the suspects had been making an attempt to cover in neighborhood backyards round Eagle Rock.
The pursuit led officers to Lauren’s property, the place a confrontation ensued as she stood in her yard armed with a handgun.
Police physique cameras and residential surveillance movies appeared to indicate Lauren elevating her gun and pointing it at a fence the place officers had taken cowl. Police stated she refused their instructions to drop the weapon and fired at them. The police stated they shot again, hitting Lauren within the arm.
She fled again into her house, the place she remained for about an hour earlier than she was hospitalized and later taken into custody by the Freeway Patrol.
There are some indications Lauren could have been unable to listen to the officers because of a police helicopter hovering above the scene, presumably mistaking them for the hit-and-run suspects. In a video launched by the LAPD, a neighbor could possibly be heard telling a 911 dispatcher Lauren was confused about what occurred: “There were three men, and one of them shot her, and the cops are looking for him right now … They have their guns out.”
The New Jersey native has been named a New York Occasions Bestselling Creator for her books, “Everything You Ever Wanted” and “Some Girls: My Life in a Harem” the place she recounts her encounters with Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei. Most lately, she revealed “Behold the Monster: Facing America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer,” a glance contained in the thoughts of serial killer Samuel Little. She and Shriner have been married since 2005 and so they have two sons collectively.
Lauren’s preliminary listening to to find out whether or not the circumstances in opposition to her will transfer ahead is scheduled for June 18.
