Lauren Boebert�s Ex Called The Cops After Physical Fight in Public on
Saturday Night

Police confirmed an �active investigation� into the incident, while a
Boebert aide told The Daily Beast that the congresswoman was acting in
self-defense.

Updated Jan. 07, 2024 2:05PM EST / Published Jan. 07, 2024 11:08AM EST
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On Saturday night, three years to the day after supporters of Donald Trump
attacked the U.S. Capitol building, election objecting Rep. Lauren Boebert
(R-CO) is the subject of an active police investigation into an alleged
physical altercation with her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, at a restaurant
in her district Saturday night.

The Silt Police Department confirmed an �active investigation� in a phone
call Saturday night, but would not comment further. A Boebert aide told The
Daily Beast that no one was arrested.
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According to the aide, on Saturday, Jayson Boebert had called the police to
the Miner�s Claim restaurant in Silt, claiming that he was a �victim of
domestic violence.� The aide emphasized that Lauren Boebert denies any
allegation of domestic violence on her part, and that the events as
depicted in social media posts on Saturday were not accurate.

An anti-Boebert super PAC called �American Muckrakers� first publicized the
rumor of the incident Saturday night, in eye-popping posts on X, formerly
Twitter. On Sunday, Jayson Boebert told The Daily Beast that the details of
the altercation on American Muckrakers was accurate and that his ex-wife
had �punched� him in the face multiple times. Jayson Boebert also purported
to have a witness to the events and said that he took back his claim that
police were too aggressive with him: �I respect our officers and appreciate
what they have to endure. I shouldn�t have said anything negative toward
them. I was unhappy.�

Jayson Boebert added that he was going to phone the police and ask them to
call off the investigation.

In an official statement to The Daily Beast on Sunday, Lauren Boebert said:
�This is a sad situation for all that keeps escalating and another reason
I�m moving. I didn�t punch Jayson in the face and no one was arrested. I
will be consulting with my lawyer about the false claims he made against me
and evaluate all of my legal options.� (Boebert recently announced she
would be moving to a new, more conservative district in her bid to win a
third term in 2024. She narrowly won reelection in her current district in
2022 by only 500 votes.)

While The Daily Beast has not been able to verify the specific claims about
the incident, on Saturday night, the aide to Lauren Boebert provided more
detail about the events as Congresswoman Boebert had described them

In the early evening on Saturday, the aide said, it was already getting
physical. Lauren Boebert had driven to her ex-husband�s house to pick up
one of her sons for dinner at her mother�s house. Jayson Boebert was home,
the aide said, and as Lauren Boebert and her son were leaving for the car,
he tried to move in close to hug her; she put her hand on his chest to keep
him back, the aide said.
�As Lauren Boebert described it, the aide said, she tried again to keep him
back and in the process �put her hand in his face, put her hand on his
nose.� �

When Jayson Boebert called later that evening to apologize, he asked if
they could meet in person. Lauren Boebert agreed; however, the aide said,
she wanted to go to a public place, anticipating that�especially given the
alleged behavior earlier that day�he might be confrontational. The
congresswoman �didn�t want it to be he said/she said� situation, the aide
said.

They chose to meet at Miner�s Claim, a restaurant in Boebert�s small
hometown of Silt. (Miner�s Claim is, apparently, the only game left in
town, now that the Boeberts have closed their old restaurant, Shooter�s.)

Inside, at the table, Jayson Boebert apparently started �being
disrespectful,� �being an asshole,� and getting �lewd,� the aide relayed.
The alleged behavior revolted Lauren Boebert, but that seemed to make her
ex more aggressive, the aide said. There was then apparently a physical
altercation of indeterminate severity.

Jayson Boebert �made a motion� towards his ex-wife, �to grab her.� It was
�an aggressive move, not romantic,� the aide relayed.

As Lauren Boebert described it, the aide said, she tried again to keep him
back and in the process �put her hand in his face, put her hand on his
nose.� (The Muckrackers� post describes a violent confrontation, with the
congresswoman landing two punches on her ex�s nose. The aide said that
Boebert maintains she didn�t punch him.)

Jayson Boebert, apparently outraged, called the police, claiming that he
was �a victim of domestic violence,� the Boebert aide said. Lauren Boebert
then called the non-emergency number and told the police there was no
domestic violence, and that she�d be happy to speak with an officer at the
restaurant.

The police did come, but they arrested no one, the aide said, adding that a
friend drove Boebert home, and that she and her former husband were both
safe.

Contacted Saturday night, Silt police would not comment other than to
confirm an �active investigation� into the alleged events, along with the
existence of a police report.

Jayson Boebert told The Daily Beast on Sunday, �I made a mistake. We both
overreacted. I only want what�s best for [the] boys and I still love her
very much. We both share some hurt deep down inside ... It seems we just
keep pushing each other further apart.�

�I want the best for her,� he added. �It�s probably just best that I remain
silent.�