Overview

• Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Susan J. DeWitt ruled Lauren eligible and suitable for diversion, a resolution prosecutors did not oppose.
• The order requires weekly therapy, random drug and alcohol testing, attendance at three AA meetings per week, and a ban on possessing guns or knives, with quarterly progress reports.
• A progress hearing is set for Jan. 9; violation of terms could terminate diversion and reinstate criminal proceedings.
• The April 8 encounter occurred as officers searched Eagle Rock for hit-and-run suspects; police say Lauren refused to drop a handgun, pointed and fired, and was wounded when officers returned fire, with no officers injured.
• Lauren was initially booked on suspicion of attempted murder, later charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm and grossly negligent discharge, pleaded not guilty in May, and was freed on $1 million bail; police released bodycam and home-surveillance video and said they recovered a 9mm Glock and a spent casing.