Lauren Boebert’s son sentenced by judge

Months after his arrest on theft charges, Rep. Lauren Boebert’s 19-year-old son, Tyler Boebert, after pleading guilty, received a two-year deferred sentence Thursday from Judge John Neiley.

According to the Rifle Police Department, the Colorado Republican congresswoman’s son, who was 18 at the time, was arrested in late February in connection with “a series of vehicle burglaries and property thefts in Rifle.” Police accuse Tyler and three underage friends of stealing credit cards and other items from parked cars. Police said Boebert was arrested after he was seen using stolen credit cards.

He was previously charged with 22 charges, including four counts of “possession of identification in connection with a crime – multiple victims” and one count of “conspiracy to commit a crime,” while the prosecution was handled by Assistant District Attorney Virginia Sorrell.

On Thursday, after pleading guilty to one count of identity theft with intent to obtain an item of value, a Colorado judge sentenced Tyler to a two-year deferred sentence and will have to complete 80 hours of community service during the first year and pay court costs.

If he serves his deferred sentence, Tyler will have no crime on his record. As part of the plea agreement, all other charges against him were dropped.

Neiley urged Tyler to learn from his mistakes.

“I don’t know much about you, but I know you are a young man,” said the chief judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. “You were 18 years old when you committed this crime. You have no prior criminal record and this is an opportunity you should not pass up.”

Newsweek reached out to Boebert and Sorrell’s office by email for comment.

The verdict comes after months of delay due to obstacles in assigning him a lawyer.

Despite pressure from Neiley, Tyler was unable to find a public defender or private attorney for more than two months.

However, at the June hearing, Tyler appeared with private attorney William Trent Palmer, who represented him in further proceedings. Court proceedings were then suspended until July 25, when Neiley allowed the case to continue so Palmer could “gain momentum”.

On Thursday, in accepting the proposed settlement, Neiley said he also took into account letters sent by his parents, Lauren and Jason.

“I’m sure the proceedings in this court have been embarrassing for you and embarrassing for your family, but you must realize that your actions have impacted the lives of the victims,” ​​Neiley said while the teen’s family was in court.

“Mr. Boebert’s family is in the courtroom. His main focus is his family and this deal allows him to move on and hopefully have nothing on his record,” Palmer said. “Boebert accepts responsibility and looks forward to the successful completion of his probation period.”

The congresswoman previously spoke about Tyler’s arrest Newsweek: “I love my son Tyler, who has gone through very difficult, public challenges for a young man and has been the subject of attention he didn’t ask for. It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and in this situation especially when he has been provided with many opportunities to get his life on track. I will never give up on him and I will continue to be by his side. As an adult and father, Tyler will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for his bad decisions just like any other citizen.”