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Lauren Boebert’s Kid Gets a Slap on the Wrist After Being Arrested on 22 Charges, Avoiding Jail Time

Must be nice to have friends in high places.

Notorious theater groper Lauren Boebert, who represents Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, is back in the news again, but this time it’s not her fault. If that’s hard to imagine (since the news about her is always insane), take comfort in the fact that it IS because of a close family member — her son, Tyler.

Tyler was arrested after a string of car burglaries and reports of identity theft, and faced up to three years in prison and $100,000 in fines. The judge in the case, John Neiley, gave him an option: Face all of the charges, or plead guilty to one felony count of identity theft.

Boebert opted for the latter, naturally.

In February, the arresting officers characterized Tyler’s crimes as a “recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts,” where the then-18-year-old tried to obtain documents that would help him commit financial fraud.

We’re not talking about the Trump kind of fraud, where you lie about the value of your property in order to either pay less in taxes or get more in loans. We’re talking about fraud where Tyler stole credit cards, Social Security cards, and driver’s licenses.

Now, I don’t want to say that this judge was especially lenient on Tyler just because of his mom. But check out this excerpt of the report from Colorado Public Radio:

“Rifle police began getting reports of a series of break-ins and thefts last week. The affidavit detailed the accounts of four victims who had various items stolen, including debit cards, social security cards, and driver’s licenses. The victims said their credit and debit cards racked up several unauthorized charges. One attempted charge, which was denied, was for $717 on SHEIN, a fast fashion online retailer.

The arresting officer wrote that he was able to use financial statements to track down the suspects. The officer reviewed footage at a gas station and recognized Tyler Boebert from previous interactions, who was wearing a hoodie adorned with branding from his mother’s former restaurant, Shooters Grill. He was accompanied by three other people in the video.”

This is a kid who was part of a GANG of thieves. He was initially charged with a total of TWENTY-TWO charges, including four felonies and eighteen misdemeanors. It’s pretty hard to think that there wasn’t something that affected his fate, because it sure wasn’t innocence. Innocent people don’t take plea deals.

But instead of being thrown in the hoosegow, Tyler got a relative slap on the wrist: A completely deferred jail sentence with no mandatory time, 80 hours of community service, and court costs. Not even restitution.

And if Tyler can manage to keep from breaking the law for a year, he even gets to have his felony record expunged. That means the youngster from Rifle, Colorado who was caught in a Shooter’s Grill sweatshirt will still be able to get a gun when he completes his sentence.

No word yet whether Lauren has softened any in her tough-on-crime stance. But upon Tyler’s arrest, the congresswoman said: “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.”

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Andrew is a dark blue speck in deep red Central Washington, writing with the conviction of 18 years at the keyboard and too much politics to even stand. When not furiously stabbing the keys on breaking news stories, he writes poetry, prose, essays, haiku, lectures, stories for grief therapy, wedding ceremonies, detailed instructions on making doughnuts from canned biscuit dough (more sugar than cinnamon — duh), and equations to determine the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. A girlfriend, a dog, two cats, and two birds round out the equation, and in his spare time, Drewbear likes to imagine what it must be like to have spare time.

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