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Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert is punching in the new year with yet another public outing gone awry.
The Colorado Republican, 37, allegedly socked her ex-husband in the face after the two practically came to blows at a restaurant in Silt Saturday evening, reports said.
Boebert (R-Col.) denied punching Jayson Boebert, who told the Denver Post on Sunday that he was not pursuing charges after he allegedly called local police as a “victim of domestic violence.”
“This is a sad situation for all that keeps escalating and another reason I’m moving,” Boebert said in a statement obtained by The Post. “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’s aide told told The Daily Beast that Jayson Boebert made an “aggressive move” toward her and she “put her hand in his face, put her hand on his nose” to repel him.
But another description alleged that the congresswoman managed to land two punches to Jayson Boebert’s nose, prompting him to call the local police as “a victim of domestic violence.”
Lauren Boebert reportedly called the police to dispute the allegation of a domestic assault.
During their night out at the Miner’s Claim restaurant in Silt, which is in her district, Jayson allegedly began “being disrespectful,” started growing lewd, and was “being an a—hole,” the aide recounted.
Jayson told the Denver Post he phoned Silt police Sunday morning to tell them he doesn’t want to press charges.
“I don’t want nothing to happen,” Jayson reportedly said. “Her and I were working through a difficult conversation.”
He cut the interview short before elaborating on what happened between him and his ex-wife.
The Boeberts had tied the knot in the mid-2000s, but later divorced in 2023 over “irreconcilable differences.”
“It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband,” she said at the time of the divorce. “I am grateful for our years of marriage together and for our beautiful children.”
Breaking and sad news out of Silt, CO. @laurenboebert punched her ex-husband Jayson in the nose 2 times and then continued to beat him up. Then she called the cops on him. As much as I despise her, it's just sad for the boys. Jayson has a witness. More to come.
— American Muckrakers (@AmericanMuck) January 7, 2024Their divorce came shortly after their son Tyler, 17 at the time, impregnated a girl.
Jayson has a rap sheet and previously pleaded guilty to “public indecency and lewd exposure” over his actions at a Colorado bowling alley in 2004, involving two women when he was 24-years-old.
Lauren Boebert, herself, also has a track record of minor arrests, including for disorderly conduct and missing court summons.
Silt Police Department is said to be conducting an “active investigation.” The Post contacted the police for additional information.
A spokesperson for the congresswoman did not return requests for comment. The Post was unable to get in touch with Jayson Boebert, and his voice mailbox was full.
The alleged roughhousing was first flagged by American Muckrakers, an anti-Boebert super PAC.
Preceding the alleged dust-up were tensions when Lauren Boebert drove to her ex’s home to give one of their children a ride to dinner, the Daily Beast reported.
Jayson Boebert allegedly attempted to hug her, but the mom of four rejected that. He then called to apologize and the two agreed to have dinner at a public restaurant.
This isn’t Boebert’s first high-profile quarrel.
She allegedly got into a bathroom shouting match with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) last year.
Last September, Rep. Boebert made waves for getting handsy with her then-beau Quinn Gallagher, co-owner of an Aspen bar, while they were in a theater audience for a performance of the musical “Beetlejuice.”
Surveillance footage captured her blowing a plume of vape smoke into the air and appearing to grope her male companion’s crotch mid-show. Gallagher was also spotted fondling her breasts.
The two were booted from the showing for causing a disruption.
Officials claimed that the duo breached theater policy by taking pictures and drew complaints from those seated around them.
Later, the congresswoman and Gallagher parted ways. Lauren Boebert subsequently suggested the two weren’t meant for each other, because he was a Democrat.
“I was a little too eccentric. I am very known for having an animated personality. Maybe overly animated personality,” the rabble-rouser told One America News Network after the ordeal.
The 37-year-old Republican was barely reelected in the considerably red 3rd District of Colorado in the 2022 midterm elections. She narrowly bested Democrat Adam Frisch by a paltry 546 votes.
Frisch is vying for that seat again and has touted formidable campaign fundraising figures.
Seemingly eager to avoid a rematch, Boebert announced late last year that she opted to hop over to Colorado’s 4th Congressional district, an even more conservative region in the Eastern Plains.
“This is the best way I can continue to fight for Colorado, for the conservative movement and for my children’s future,” she said at the time.
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