- Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert finalized her divorce from her husband, Jayson, in October.
- She was granted a short lived restraining order in opposition to him on Friday following a number of incidents.
- Rep. Boebert mentioned her ex attacked their teenage son, then fled the house after grabbing a rifle.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert was granted a short lived restraining order in opposition to her ex-husband Jayson on Friday after she accused him of attacking their teenage son throughout a struggle, threatening to hurt her, and getting into and taking a rifle from the household’s house with out permission.
The pair formally divorced in October, although the restraining order is the most recent in a sequence of flare-ups between the previous couple as they navigate their contentious cut up.
The decide’s order Friday for a short lived restraining order, which could possibly be made everlasting at a listening to on Thursday, additionally included protections for the couple’s three youthful sons.
In her request, she talked about their January 6 argument in a restaurant the place he claimed she had hit him — a declare he later recanted and that police finally mentioned was unfounded.
Jayson Boebert was uncooperative when police responded on the restaurant, which led to prices of disorderly conduct, third-degree legal trespass, and obstructing a peace officer, in response to court docket paperwork.
He additionally has “made a number of suicidal threats and threats to hurt me over the previous 14 months,” the Denver Publish reported Rep. Boebert wrote within the submitting.
Jayson Boebert mentioned he is simply studying of the restraining order. In a textual content message to The Related Press, he mentioned he went into the house to wash it up in preparation for the arrival of “her Granny.” He additionally mentioned that he was the sufferer on the restaurant. “I’d by no means hurt Lauren. I simply wish to transfer on and be in peace.”
He additionally accused his ex-wife of utilizing the restraining order to “justify” her transfer to a brand new congressional district.
Congresswoman Boebert, a far-right Republican and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, switched districts in December to flee a tricky reelection bid and cited the household turmoil as one more reason for her transfer from the Colorado city of Silt to Windsor in her new district.
In her request, Boebert additionally cited a bodily struggle between her ex-husband and their 18-year-old son on January 9. As their son referred to as authorities, Jayson Boebert grabbed a rifle and left, in response to court docket paperwork. Jayson Boebert was charged with harassment, prohibited use of a weapon, and third-degree assault, court docket paperwork present. Lauren Boebert was not current throughout that altercation.
Jayson Boebert didn’t instantly reply to particular questions concerning the January 9 incident within the textual content messages to the AP.
