Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler stole money that victim needed for brain surgery: court docs
One of the individuals that Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler allegedly stole from “literally has nothing” since the teen and his pals supposedly pilfered the cash she was saving for brain surgery.
The 33-year-old woman’s wallet containing $75 cash, two Venmo debit cards and her mother’s credit card was reportedly stolen out of the red 2015 Chevrolet Cruze on the night of Feb. 21, the arrest affidavit stated.
In a follow-up interview with police, the woman said she “wants the people who did this to her found, because she literally has nothing” left, the document stated.
“[The woman] informed [police that] she has a brain tumor and now she does not have the money to get her surgery,” the affidavit noted.
The woman’s driver’s license was also inside the stolen wallet, but it was mailed back to her a few days after the alleged theft.
The ID was returned without sender information alongside a letter that claimed it was found “loose in mail,” the affidavit said.
The paper the letter was written on was from the Aspen Real Estate Company.
The suspects who stole the victim’s wallet tried to use her Venmo cards and her mother’s credit card at a nearby Kum & Go gas station, the document said, citing transaction records.
Police were subsequently able to identify Boebert, 18, and three underage suspects in connection with four separate property theft incidents,
Boebert was identified in part because he was wearing a sweatshirt from his mother’s now-closed bar, Shooters Grill, the affidavit noted.
Boebert and the other three suspects — whose names were redacted from the document — were caught on camera at the gas station at the same time a stolen card was used.
During the initial investigation into the thefts, an underage person also told police that Boebert had a sex tape with one of the accomplices.
The teen – who became a dad last year – is now staring down over 20 charges, including five felonies, related to the incidents.
He was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in a brief virtual hearing before being released on $1,250 bond, Colorado Public Radio reported.
The teen is due back in court on April 11, online records showed.
“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,” Boebert said earlier this week of her son’s legal woes.
“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.”
