Lauren Boebert nowhere to be seen as son faces felony charges

Lauren Boebert (pictured) was the latest in a long line of Republican’s loyal to Donald Trump who showed up at his ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan on Thursday. Boebert appeared alongside Florida Republicans Anna Paulina Luna, Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz, Andy Ogles from Tennessee and Arizona Republican Andy Biggs. ‘President Trump is not going anywhere,’ said Boebert as hecklers interrupted her. ‘And we are not going anywhere either. We are here to stand with him.’

But her presence was roundly mocked after it was noted how the Republican firebrand Rep. failed to show up at her own teenage son Tyler’s criminal trial. Tyler Boebert (pictured right), 18, was arrested in late February and is facing felony charges in connection to a string of recent vehicle trespasses and property theft in Rifle, Colorado. During a court appearance earlier this week, Tyler told the judge that he was facing financial difficulties and couldn’t afford a lawyer.

His mother, who makes at least $175,000-a-year serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado’s 3rd congressional district, did not attend her son’s court hearing. It led to some critics questioning her parenting choices. ‘Lauren Boebert in court to support Trump but absent from her son’s court date. Is there anything more she can do to demonstrate how terrible she is as a caring, responsible parent role model?’ asked Bill Smith on X. ‘Boebert doesn’t show up for her son’s criminal court dates where he says he can’t afford a lawyer. Instead, the MAGA Mother of the Year is up in NYC giving a hand to Donald Trump,’ pointed out former Republican operative Ron Filipkowski. ‘As Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert travel to New York City to attend Trump’s trial, here’s a reminder, that Boebert’s teenage son Tyler Boebert was in court 7 days ago, without his mother and without a lawyer (he said he was having trouble paying for one). Lauren Boebert makes at least $175,000 a year. Just saying…’ wrote Democrat Brian Krassenstein.

The Republican lawmaker’s son is facing nearly two dozen different charges , including four counts of criminal possession of a financial device, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and three counts of theft of under $300. He is also facing four felony counts of criminal possession of ID documents of multiple victims, one felony count of conspiracy to commit a felony and over 15 additional misdemeanor and petty offenses, according to local law enforcement. He and three underage accomplices are accused of breaking into four cars to steal wallets in order to make purchases at local businesses. In a hearing with Judge Nieley in April, Tyler told the court that he was unable to afford a lawyer for his trial. ‘We are working to hire an attorney, but it’s just been kind of hard with the prices, but we are working on it,’ the teen said at the time.

Tyler will next appear in court on June 15. Just days after the teenager’s arrest garnered national headlines, a woman came forward alleging Tyler Boebert ransacked her car, taking $75 in cash, two Venmo debit cards and her mother’s credit card. ‘[The woman] informed [police that] she has a brain tumor and now she does not have the money to get her surgery,’ cops wrote in the affidavit. The woman’s driver’s license was also inside the stolen wallet, the arresting officer wrote – before revealing that the thieves mailed it back to her a few days after the alleged theft, which occurred on February 21. Rifle Police have said the four involved in the crime spent their ill-gotten gains at McDonald’s, Starbucks and local gas stations. The thieves tried to use the brain-tumor-afflicted woman’s two Venmo cards at a nearby Kum & Go gas station, court document say, citing transaction records.

They also attempted to use her mom’s credit card, before allegedly using the cash and cards stolen from the four cars to buy food from a nearby McDonald’s, though banks soon started declining the charges. They also tried to order $717 worth of merchandise from Shein.com, the cop wrote, as well as $175 at the Kum and Go, and $10.95 from a Starbucks. Boebert herself is attempting to win a seat in the state’s Fourth Congressional District after two terms in the third.

Boebert has been fighting against perception of liberals and even some moderate Republicans of her reckless nature, with a series of scandals dotting her time in office, most infamously when she was asked to leave a performance of Beetlejuice over sexually [touching] her date. Boebert – who divorced her husband in 2023 amid accusations of domestic abuse – was filmed lashing out at theater staff after being booted from the performance.

Surveillance footage shows Boebert, wearing a tight, low-cut gold dress and high heels, making a considerable fuss as she and a hunky mystery man are ordered out. She can be seen snapping a selfie as she leaves the auditorium and angrily bares her teeth at staff as she is escorted through the lobby.

It marked just the latest drama involving the politician whose greatest hits include allegations that she punched her ex-husband, allegations of pointing a gun at an Obama-supporting employee and trying to prove that a WWE star was her birth father.

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