‘I Didn’t Punch Jayson in the Face’: Boebert Denies Socking Ex-Husband as Police Continue Investigation

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) denied she punched her ex-husband in the kisser as police in Colorado are probing an altercation of sorts that happened over the weekend.

The Daily Beast reported that on Saturday, her ex-husband Jayson Boebert called police to Miner’s Claim restaurant in Silt, Colorado. He alleged he had been a “victim of domestic violence” in an incident initially flagged by an anti-Lauren Boebert super PAC on X/Twitter. When reached for comment, Jayson Boebert told The Daily Beast his ex-wife punched him multiple times.

Lauren Boebert denied the charge.

“This is a sad situation for all that keeps escalating and another reason I’m moving,” she said in a statement. “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.”

Meanwhile, Jayson Boebert said that he planned to ask police to call off their investigation.

“I don’t want nothing to happen,” he told the Denver Post. “Her and I were working through a difficult conversation.”

Boebert has had a tumultuous go of it recently. Last month, she announced that she will not seek reelection in Colorado’s 3rd congressional district, instead choosing to run in Colorado’s more conservative 4th. In September, she was escorted out of a theater for vaping during a production of Beetlejuice the musical, during which she and her date groped one another. As she exited the premises, she gave security the middle finger. In 2022, she closed her restaurant after the lease was not renewed.