Lauren Boebert's son arrested for trespassing and theft of property
Tyler Jay Boebert is facing more than 20 charges, Rifle, Colorado police said.
Representative Lauren Boebert's 18-year-old son, R-Colo. was arrested Tuesday after a "recent string of vehicle break-ins and property thefts" in Rifle, Colorado, police announced.
Tyler Jay Boebert faces charges of criminal possession of identification documents and conspiracy to commit a felony, as well as more than 15 other misdemeanors and misdemeanors, Rifle police said on Facebook.
"This is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time," the message states. "All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
On Wednesday morning, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office listed Tyler Boebert as being held in the county jail, with no bail amount or release date set.
Contacted for comment on her son's arrest, Lauren Boebert said in a statement that her son had faced "hardship, public challenges" and that it "breaks my heart to see my child in trouble."
"I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult public challenges for a young man and has been the subject of attention he didn't ask for," she said. "It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and, in this situation, especially when he's had multiple opportunities to get his life back on track."
"I will never abandon him and I will continue to be there for him," she added. "As an adult and a father, Tyler will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for bad decisions, just like any other citizen."
Her son's arrest follows Lauren Boebert's problems with her ex-husband over the past year. She filed for divorce from her husband, Jayson Boebert, the father of Tyler and their three other sons, last year. She obtained a temporary restraining order against him this month after alleging that he had threatened to harm her and had entered the family home without permission. Her husband told the Associated Press that he had entered the house to clean it in anticipation of Boebert's grandmother's arrival, and accused Boebert of using the restraining order to "justify" his move to a new congressional district
Boebert moved to a neighboring congressional district that is solidly Republican in December, avoiding a tough re-election bid in the district she narrowly won in 2022.
Boebert cited family issues as one of the reasons behind her decision to move from the Colorado town of Silt to Windsor in her new district, saying the move would give her "a fresh start after a pretty tough year for me and my family."
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