Lauren Boebert’s son arrested over spate of break-ins

Lauren Boebert’s teenage son has been charged with more than a dozen felony and misdemeanour offences in connection with a spate of property break-ins in Colorado, police say.

Tyler Jay Boebert, 18, was arrested on Sunday 27 February after a “recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts”, according to a statement from the Rifle Police Department.

He has been charged with four felony counts of criminal possession of ID documents, one felony count of conspiracy to commit a felony, and more than a dozen other misdemeanour and petty offences, police said.

“This is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time. All suspects are considered innocent until adjudicated guilty in a court of law,” the statement read.

Police also released a blurry mugshot of the teenager, the eldest of the pro-Trump Colorado congresswoman’s four sons with her ex-husband Jayson Boebert.

On Wednesday morning, he was listed as an inmate in the Garfield County Sheriff’s jail. No bond or release date is listed.

Ms Boebert’s office did not immediately return The Independent’s request for comment.

Tyler Jay Boebert, 18, the son of GOP Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, was arrested on Tuesday

Ms Boebert filed for divorce last year and wasgranted a restraining order earlier this year.

In court filings, Ms Boebert accused her ex-husband of getting in an argument with Tyler which led to Jayson allegedly storming out of their house with a rifle in early January. 

Jayson Boebert is facing misdemeanour charges of assault, harassment and prohibited use of weapons, in relation to this incident.

Ms Boebert also cited a restaurant fight between the ex-couple in which Mr Boebert falsely claimed to police that she had struck