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2024-08-09 09:59:49 UTC
Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert on Thursday joined her teenage son at court
for the first time to support him in his criminal theft case â and fired off
a tweet bashing Vice President Kamala Harris just before her son faced the
judge.
Tyler Boebert, 19, dressed in a dark-colored suit and tie, appeared before
the judge at the Garfield County Courthouse alongside his attorney, William
Trent Palmer.
His mom sat in the first row of the courtroom wearing a yellow dress and
heels as Judge John Neiley asked Tyler Boebert and Palmer whether there had
been any movement in the case.
Minutes before her son's case was called, Lauren Boebert posted a message on
her official X account at 8:07 a.m. local time, attacking Harris, the
Democratic presidential nominee, and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim
Walz.
"Between Kamala Harris' 'I'm speaking' moment yesterday and Tim Walz's
stolen valor being exposed, the wheels are beginning to come off the bus.
Trump knows how to win. We've got this, MAGA!" read the post, which urged
Lauren Boebert's followers to tune into former President Donald Trump's
Thursday afternoon press conference.
By 8:13 a.m., the Republican congresswoman had taken a seat near her son in
the courtroom and was seen on a livestream of the hearing typing on her cell
phone. As Tyler Boebert stood before Neiley, his mom could also be seen
mouthing something to him from the front row.
Tyler Boebert has had several court appearances since he was arrested by the
Rifle Police Department in February in connection to a string of car break-
ins and property thefts in Rifle, Colorado. During one of those court
appearances, he told the judge he had trouble affording a lawyer to defend
him.
This was the first time Lauren Boebert appeared in court in her son's theft
case, though she previously traveled to New York City to show her support
for Trump at his criminal hush-money trial earlier this year.
Boebert's chief of staff didn't immediately return a request for comment
about her appearance in court.
During Tyler Boebert's Thursday court appearance, the judge asked Palmer and
a prosecutor whether discussions about the case are ongoing between
attorneys. Virginia Sorrell, a deputy district attorney, said that Palmer
had sent her a litigation packet, which she needed to review.
The teen's next court date was set for October 10.
Tyler Boebert is facing more than a dozen charges, including several felony
charges for criminal possession of ID documents.
He is one of four people accused of breaking into four cars in the city of
Rifle and stealing wallets to make purchases at businesses including
McDonald's, Starbucks, and gas stations, a police arrest affidavit said.
At the time of his arrest, Lauren Boebert said in a statement to BI that her
son should be "held accountable for poor decisions just like any other
citizen."
https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-tyler-colorado-kamala-
harris-theft-arrest-court-case-2024-8
for the first time to support him in his criminal theft case â and fired off
a tweet bashing Vice President Kamala Harris just before her son faced the
judge.
Tyler Boebert, 19, dressed in a dark-colored suit and tie, appeared before
the judge at the Garfield County Courthouse alongside his attorney, William
Trent Palmer.
His mom sat in the first row of the courtroom wearing a yellow dress and
heels as Judge John Neiley asked Tyler Boebert and Palmer whether there had
been any movement in the case.
Minutes before her son's case was called, Lauren Boebert posted a message on
her official X account at 8:07 a.m. local time, attacking Harris, the
Democratic presidential nominee, and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim
Walz.
"Between Kamala Harris' 'I'm speaking' moment yesterday and Tim Walz's
stolen valor being exposed, the wheels are beginning to come off the bus.
Trump knows how to win. We've got this, MAGA!" read the post, which urged
Lauren Boebert's followers to tune into former President Donald Trump's
Thursday afternoon press conference.
By 8:13 a.m., the Republican congresswoman had taken a seat near her son in
the courtroom and was seen on a livestream of the hearing typing on her cell
phone. As Tyler Boebert stood before Neiley, his mom could also be seen
mouthing something to him from the front row.
Tyler Boebert has had several court appearances since he was arrested by the
Rifle Police Department in February in connection to a string of car break-
ins and property thefts in Rifle, Colorado. During one of those court
appearances, he told the judge he had trouble affording a lawyer to defend
him.
This was the first time Lauren Boebert appeared in court in her son's theft
case, though she previously traveled to New York City to show her support
for Trump at his criminal hush-money trial earlier this year.
Boebert's chief of staff didn't immediately return a request for comment
about her appearance in court.
During Tyler Boebert's Thursday court appearance, the judge asked Palmer and
a prosecutor whether discussions about the case are ongoing between
attorneys. Virginia Sorrell, a deputy district attorney, said that Palmer
had sent her a litigation packet, which she needed to review.
The teen's next court date was set for October 10.
Tyler Boebert is facing more than a dozen charges, including several felony
charges for criminal possession of ID documents.
He is one of four people accused of breaking into four cars in the city of
Rifle and stealing wallets to make purchases at businesses including
McDonald's, Starbucks, and gas stations, a police arrest affidavit said.
At the time of his arrest, Lauren Boebert said in a statement to BI that her
son should be "held accountable for poor decisions just like any other
citizen."
https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-tyler-colorado-kamala-
harris-theft-arrest-court-case-2024-8