Jan. 27 (UPI) — Prosecutors in Colorado have filed formal charges against the ex-husband of Republican House member Lauren Boebert in connection with a pair of family-related incidents.
The charges against Jayson Boebert were filed Wednesday in Garfield County, Colo., the Denver Post and KMGH-TV reported.
Jayson Boebert faces one misdemeanor charge of obstructing a police officer and once count each of disorderly conduct and trespassing, both of which are defined as petty offenses in Colorado.
The changes stem from an incident on Jan. 6 at a restaurant in Silt, a statutory town in Garfield County where Lauren Boebert has a residence. Prosecutors from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office contend the estranged couple argued and Jayson Boebert later refused to leave the restaurant after police responded to a disturbance call.
Police reports show the two were drinking together at the restaurant when they became engaged in an argument. Jayson Boebert told responding officers the argument escalated to the point where Lauren Boebert punched him in the face.