Denver– The eldest son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is suspected of being part of a group of friends who used credit cards stolen from cars to make purchases at gas stations and McDonald’s, according to court documents released Wednesday.
According to an arrest affidavit, 18-year-old Tyler Boebert was identified as a suspect after being seen in a surveillance video with the group at a gas station store when one of the stolen cards was used by someone else to make a purchase. Was done for. The document states that he was wearing a hoodie from Shooters Grill, which was once Lauren Boebert’s restaurant, and that police had also recognized him from previous encounters.
The name of the second person who used the stolen credit card, believed to be a juvenile, was redacted.
Police in the small western Colorado town of Rifle announced Tuesday that Tyler Boebert was recently arrested in connection with vehicle break-ins and property theft and faces possible felony charges of criminal possession of identification documents and conspiracy involving multiple victims. Had to do. a felony. He also faces more than 15 additional misdemeanors and minor crimes, police said in a statement.
Boebert, wearing a black-and-white striped uniform, was released Wednesday after appearing briefly in court by video from jail. Defense attorney Peyton Miller told Magistrate Jill McConaughey that prosecutors had agreed to his release without bail and McConaughey agreed to allow it. No charges have been filed against him.
A prosecutor told McConaughey that the teenagers were suspected of being involved in theft and credit card use, and the judge ordered that any of their names be removed from the affidavit.
Miller is a lawyer for the state public defender’s office, which does not comment on its cases in the media. He did not talk about the allegations during the court hearing.
In a statement, Lauren Boebert said that she loves her son and that he “has gone through some very difficult, public challenges for a young person and has been subjected to attention that he did not ask for” but that she also does not need anyone. And should be held accountable like that.
“It breaks my heart to see my child struggling in this situation, especially when he has been provided many opportunities to get his life back on track. I will never give up on him and I will stand up for him,” she said.
Lauren Boebert, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, lived in a town near Rifle, a town of about 10,000, but after facing a tough challenge back home she decided to run in a more solidly Republican district in December. Changed districts.
Earlier this month she obtained a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband after he accused her of threatening to harm her and entering the family home without permission. This was the latest in a series of flare-ups between him and Jason Boebert. While seeking the order, she cited family unrest as another reason for her transfer to the new district of Windsor.
