Douglas County jury convicts woman who fired at Lawrence police
Jurors convicted Gina Marie Cabanas of firing at Lawrence police during the April 2025 Bainbridge Circle standoff, when neighbors were evacuated and shots rang out.
A Douglas County jury has convicted Gina Marie Cabanas for firing at Lawrence police during an April 2025 standoff that forced officers to clear nearby homes on Bainbridge Circle and ended only after they used a foam-tipped impact round to take her into custody. The verdicts close the trial phase of a case that put officers, nearby residents and Cabanas herself in immediate danger in a south Lawrence neighborhood.
The confrontation began at 3003 Bainbridge Circle on the evening of April 23, 2025, after police responded to reports that a woman inside the home had a gun and was threatening to harm herself. Officers did not initially know whether anyone else was inside, so they evacuated neighboring homes while negotiators tried to reach Cabanas. During the standoff, police said, Cabanas fired several shots and communication with her was sporadic.
Douglas County Jail records show Cabanas was arrested shortly after 8:20 p.m. on April 23, 2025. Police eventually used a foam-tipped less-lethal 40mm impact round to disable her after she came out of the house and continued to make threats, bringing the barricade to a close without officers resorting to lethal force.
After a three-day jury trial in Douglas County District Court, jurors found Cabanas guilty of seven counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and one count of criminal discharge of a firearm. Court records list the case as DG-2025-CR-000410, and the trial ran June 8, June 9 and June 10 in Division 2 before Judge Sally D. Pokorny.
When prosecutors charged her on April 24, 2025, they filed nine felony counts and one misdemeanor, including allegations that she used a semi-automatic handgun and endangered one civilian and seven police officers. The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office later said the officers showed professionalism, restraint and a commitment to resolving a dangerous situation peacefully. District Attorney Dakota Loomis said his office remains committed to holding people accountable when firearms are used to threaten others and law enforcement officers.
Cabanas has not yet been sentenced and is scheduled to return to court on July 8, 2026, when the case is set to move toward sentencing or further proceedings. The jury’s verdict leaves the April standoff as a stark reminder of how quickly a domestic crisis can turn into a public-safety emergency in Lawrence.
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