Lauren Boebert sat in the first row of a Colorado courtroom wearing a yellow dress as her son, Tyler, faced a judge in his criminal theft case.
Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images; Rifle Police Department
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 — 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, made an appearance at the Garfield County Courthouse alongside his attorney, William Trent Palmer.
This time, his mom sat down in the first row of the courtroom wearing a yellow dress and heels as Judge John Neiley questioned Tyler Boebert and Palmer about whether there had been any movement in the case.
Minutes before Tyler Boebert's case was called, a tweet was sent from Lauren Boebert's 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 tweet, 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 next to 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.
It was his mom's first time appearing in court in her son's theft case, even though she previously traveled to New York City to show her support for Trump at his criminal hush-money trial earlier this year.
Lauren 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, and Deputy District Attorney Virginia Sorell responded that Palmer had sent her a litigation packet, which she needs 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."
