Lauren Boebert’s Son Sentenced by Judge

Months after his arrest for felony theft charges, Representative Lauren Boebert‘s 19-year-old son, Tyler Boebert, received a two-year deferred sentence by Judge John Neiley on Thursday after entering a guilty plea.

The GOP Colorado congresswoman’s son, who was 18 at the time, was arrested in late February after a “string of vehicle trespass and property thefts in Rifle,” according to the Rifle Police Department. Police accuse Tyler and three minor friends of stealing credit cards and other items from parked cars. Boebert was arrested after being seen on camera using the stolen credit cards, police said.

He previously faced 22 charges including four felony counts of “criminal possession ID documents – multiple victims” and one felony count of “conspiracy to commit a felony” as Deputy District Attorney Virginia Sorrell led the prosecution.

On Thursday, after pleading guilty to one count of identity theft with the intent to obtain an item of value, the Colorado judge sentenced Tyler to a two-year deferred sentence and will have to complete 80 hours of community service within the first year and pay court costs.

If he completes his deferred sentence, Tyler will not have the felony on his record. As part of his plea agreement, all other charges he faced were dropped.

Neiley urged Tyler to learn from his mistakes.

“I don’t know a lot about you, but I know you are a young man,” the Ninth Judicial District chief judge said. “You were 18 when you committed this offense. You have no prior criminal history, and this is an opportunity you should not squander.”

Newsweek has reached out to Boebert’s and Sorrell’s office via email for comment.

The sentencing comes after months of delay due to a hold-up in his lawyer assignment.

Tyler failed to get a public defender or private attorney for over two months despite pressure from Neiley.

However, during a court appearance in June, Tyler showed up with a private lawyer, William Trent Palmer, who represented him moving forward. Legal proceedings were then paused until July 25 as Neiley granted the case continuance so Palmer could “get up to speed.”

On Thursday in accepting the proposed plea deal, Neiley said he also considered letters submitted by his parents, Lauren and Jason.

“I’m sure the proceedings in this court have been embarrassing for you and embarrassing for your family, but you must realize your actions have affected the lives of the victims,” Neiley said as the teen’s family was in court.

“Mr. Boebert’s family is in the courtroom. His primary focus is his family, and this agreement allows him to move forward and hopefully not have anything on his record,” Palmer said. “Boebert accepts responsibility, and he looks forward to successfully completing probation.”

Upon Tyler’s arrest, the congresswoman previously told Newsweek: “I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man and the subject of attention that he didn’t ask for. 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. 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.”