The son of Republican firebrand Lauren Boebert still does not have a lawyer to represent him in his criminal case more than two months after his arrest, earning him a reprimand from the judge overseeing his case.
Tyler Boebert was arrested in late February in connection with a series of recent vehicle break-ins and property theft in Rifle, Colorado.
Tyler, 18, told Judge John F. Neiley last week that he is requesting a public defender to represent him and had just submitted the paperwork.
“Alright, looks like we’re making some progress,” Neiley told Tyler, before adding, “I wish you’d turned in that application a little sooner.”
“If he has, we just have to wait for the public defender to make his decision,” the judge continued.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., pictured with her then-16-year-old son, Tyler Boebert.
The teen then told Nieley, “I’ve gotten a lot closer to working with the attorney to resolve it, so it looks like I have options, but I’m still waiting to get 100 percent.”
The judge then set a new hearing date for the Republican’s son for June 13.
The Republican lawmaker’s son faces nearly two dozen different charges, including four counts of criminal possession of a financial device, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and three counts of theft under $300.
He also faces four counts of criminal possession of identification documents of multiple victims, one count of conspiracy to commit a felony and more than 15 additional misdemeanors and misdemeanors, according to local law enforcement.
He and three underage accomplices are accused of breaking into four cars to steal wallets so they could make purchases at local businesses.
At a hearing with Judge Nieley in April, Tyler Boebert told the court that he could not afford an attorney for his trial.
“We’re working on hiring a lawyer, but it’s been a little difficult with pricing, but we’re working on it,” the teen said at the time.
Nieley then postponed the hearing until last week, when the teen again had no legal representation.
Ninth Judicial District Judge John F. Neiley reprimanded Tyler Boebert for still not having legal representation in his criminal case on May 9, a month after the judge extended the case to ensure the teen could get a private attorney or a public defender.
Just days after the teen’s arrest made national headlines, a woman came forward alleging that Tyler Boebert ransacked her car and took $75 in cash, two Venmo debit cards and her mother’s credit card.
“(The woman) informed (police that) she has a brain tumor and now does not have the money to have surgery,” police officers wrote in the affidavit.
The woman’s driver’s license was also inside the stolen wallet, the arresting officer wrote, before revealing that the thieves returned it to her in the mail a few days after the alleged theft, which occurred on February 21.
Rifle police have said the four involved in the crime spent their ill-gotten gains at McDonald’s, Starbucks and local gas stations.
Thieves tried to use the brain tumor-stricken woman’s two Venmo cards at a nearby Kum & Go gas station, according to a court document that cites transaction records.
This image provided by the Rifle City Police Department shows Tyler Jay Boebert, arrested on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
They also attempted to use their mother’s credit card, before allegedly using the cash and cards stolen from the four cars to buy food at a nearby McDonald’s, although banks soon began rejecting the charges.
They also attempted to order $717 worth of merchandise from Shein.com, the officer wrote, as well as $175 from Kum and Go and $10.95 from Starbucks.
Rep. Boebert’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
