Tyler Boebert, the 18-year-old son of U.S. Consultant Lauren Boebert (R-CO), was arrested on Tuesday as a part of an investigation right into a sequence of alleged property thefts and automobile trespasses, in response to native authorities.
The Rifle Police Division detailed the arrest on their Fb web page, revealing that the younger Boebert faces a number of fees.
“On February 27, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers with the Rifle Police Department arrested Tyler Jay Boebert, 18. The arrest comes after a recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts in Rifle,” the statement learn.
The fees introduced towards Tyler are extreme, together with 4 felony counts of Felony Possession of Identification Paperwork pertaining to a number of victims, one felony depend of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, alongside over 15 extra misdemeanor and petty offenses.
The Garfield County Jail confirmed that Tyler Boebert is at present being held on 22 doable fees, predominantly misdemeanors.
As of Wednesday morning, he was listed as a present inmate with none bond data being made accessible, in response to CBS News.
Rep. Lauren Boebert issued a heartfelt assertion concerning her son’s arrest, saying, “I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man and the subject of attention that he didn’t ask for. It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and, in this situation, especially when he has been provided multiple opportunities to get his life on track.”
She additional emphasised the significance of non-public accountability, noting that, “as an adult and father, Tyler will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen.” Beforehand, her workplace had shared the information that Tyler had grow to be a father himself in June 2023.
This arrest provides to the sequence of authorized points confronting the Boebert household.
In line with CBS, Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, was concerned in authorized proceedings regarding two separate altercations. Moreover, this month, Rep. Boebert obtained a short lived restraining order towards Jayson following allegations of threats and unauthorized house entry.
The congresswoman additionally encountered controversy final 12 months when she was escorted out of a Denver theater throughout a “Beetlejuice” present for disruptive habits, an incident she later apologized for.
“The past few days have been difficult and humbling, and I’m truly sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver has brought to the community. While none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that,” Boebert mentioned in a statement on the time.
“There’s no good blueprint for going by means of a public and troublesome divorce, which over the previous few months has made for a difficult private time for me and my total household. I’ve tried to deal with it with power and beauty as greatest I can, however I merely fell wanting my values on Sunday. That’s unacceptable and I’m sorry.
“Whether or not it was the joy of seeing a much-anticipated manufacturing or the pure anxiousness of being in a brand new surroundings, I genuinely didn’t recall vaping that night after I mentioned the evening’s occasions with my marketing campaign group whereas confirming my enthusiasm for the musical. No matter my perception, it’s clear now that was not correct; it was not my or my marketing campaign’s intention to mislead, however we do perceive the character of how this seems to be. We all know we must work to earn your belief again and it could not occur in a single day, however we are going to do it.
“I’m deeply thankful to those in the 3rd District who have defended me and reached out this week and offered grace and support when I needed it the most. I’ve learned some humbling lessons these past few days but I vow moving forward, I will make you proud,” she concluded.
