The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner has avoided jail time over a shooting case involving LAPD officers.
Jillian Shriner, who is a best-selling author who publishes under the pen name Jillian Lauren, was taken into custody on April 8 after sustaining a non-life-threatening gunshot wound from a police officer.
Details about the incident were cleared up when a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that officers had been pursuing an unrelated hit-and-run car chase, when one of the suspects tried to enter Shriner’s property. There, the author allegedly fired at the suspect and then pointed her gun at officers and refused to lower it when asked.
An “officer-involved shooting” then occurred, and Shriner was shot in the shoulder by a member of the police. She was taken into hospital and then into custody, where he was then “booked for attempted murder”. A 9mm handgun was recovered from her house.
Now, it has been confirmed that a judge has granted a mental health diversion to her, meaning that she will avoid jail time for the incident.
The reports were shared by the Los Angeles Times, which reported that L.A. County Superior Court Judge Susan J. DeWitt ruled that there will be a mental health diversion, provided that Shriner does not own firearms, avoids the use of drugs and alcohol, and attends therapy.
If she complies with these terms for two years, the charges against her will be dismissed.
She has been married to the Weezer bassist since 2005 and they have two adopted sons together. She is also the author behind multiple New York Times best-selling books. These, as highlighted by Stereogum, include Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, which is an autobiographical account of her experiences as a former call girl for the Prince of Brunei.
After the incident involving police, bodycam and security footage released by the LAPD appeared to show Shriner racking and firing a gun while standing in her back garden. She was released on $1million bail (£749,092) and told that she would have to appear in court again on Wednesday June 18, for a preliminary hearing.
She then appeared in court, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was granted a delay – with the hearing being pushed back to July 22.
Weezer played a live set at Coachella 2025 shortly after the incident, having been added to the line-up the week prior. The bassist did not address the incident during their performance. He did, though, comment on the situation ahead of the slot and simply say: “She’s alright, thank you for asking.”
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