OAN’s James Myers
10:45am – Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The eldest son of Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert was arrested Tuesday and now faces 22 criminal charges, including five felonies, following a series of theft charges in the Centennial State.
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Tyler Boebert, 18, was charged with five felonies, including four counts of possession of identification documents involving multiple victims and one count of conspiracy, according to the Rifle Police Department.
The Colorado Republican’s son was also charged with four counts of first-degree criminal entry into a motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime, four counts of identity theft, four counts of possession with intent to use, and two misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a motor vehicle. being asked. minor.
Additionally, in 2022, Boebert’s son received a ticket for “careless driving resulting in bodily injury” for flipping his father’s SUV into a river bed in Garfield County.
Tyler Boebert’s arrest follows recent headlines regarding a series of controversies that his mother, Lauren, has faced over the past year related to her ex-husband, Jason Boebert.
Earlier this month, Lauren Boebert was granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband, alleging he threatened to harm her and entered her home without permission. But Jason claimed she only went into Boebert’s house to clean her house in preparation for the arrival of Boebert’s grandmother. He also claimed that his ex-wife only obtained the restraining order to “justify” her move to a new congressional district.
The Colorado congressman switched to a Republican-dominated district in December, avoiding another tough re-election bid. She narrowly won against a Democratic challenger in 2022.
On Wednesday morning, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office listed Tyler Boebert as an inmate in the county jail, but no bail amount or release date was set.
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