Left: Tyler Boebert booking photo (Rifle Police Department). Right: Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on February 15, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images).
The 18-year-old son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was arrested Tuesday and hit with 22 criminal charges, including several felonies, following a rash of robberies in Rifle, Colorado, an area within the Republican lawmaker's district.
In a statement posted to Facebook, the Rifle Police Department said officers arrested Tyler Boebert at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday "after a recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts in Rifle."
He faces four felony counts of criminal possession of ID documents targeting multiple victims, a single felony count of conspiracy to commit a felony and more than 15 misdemeanor and petty offenses. Some of those misdemeanor charges include first-degree criminal trespass and at least three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Several misdemeanor charges also involve petty theft of less than $300.
Police are not commenting any further on the matter since an investigation into the robberies plaguing Rifle is still ongoing.
Legal troubles have long dogged the Boeberts.
As Law&Crime previously reported, Rep. Lauren Boebert, 36, was cleared of domestic violence accusations in January lodged against her by her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, 43.
He was arrested and charged with no less than six crimes the same week she was cleared of allegations. Jayson Boebert's charges included disorderly conduct, obstruction of a peace officer and trespass in the third degree for a Jan. 6 incident involving a feud with his ex-wife at a restaurant in Silt, Colorado known as Miner's Claim.
Arrest records show Tyler Boebert was booked into Garfield County Jail — the same jail Jayson Boebert was booked into earlier this year. Though court records in Garfield County initially showed his next court appearance slated for April 16, following his arraignment hearing Wednesday afternoon, the judge informed him he would appear next on April 11 at 8:15 a.m.
A representative for Rep. Boebert provided a statement on her behalf to Law&Crime on Wednesday ahead of the hearing.
"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. I will never give up on him and I will continue to be there for him. 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," Boebert said.
Before the arraignment began Tyler Boebert sat before the judge in a black-and-white striped prison jumpsuit. Boebert briefly laughed before proceedings while chatting with two men who were there for an unrelated case. He then listened to the charges and the terms of his bond.
A personal recognizance bond was set at $1,250, slightly higher than the typical $1,000 bond set. This was because one of the charges was considered a class six felony.
Tyler Boebert will soon became a father, according to the lawmaker. She announced last June that her son's girlfriend would be giving birth this March, Business Insider reported.
The lawmaker announced a week after she was cleared of domestic violence accusations that she was switching congressional districts this year from Colorado's 3rd congressional District to its 4th District. She has represented the 3rd District since her election in 2020.
A straw poll in the 4th District in late January, according to The Hill, found she was polling dead last against her newfound opponents.
