Lauren Boebert 'heartbroken' after son's arrest

US Representative Lauren Boebert from Colorado

Lauren Boebert has released a statement after her eldest son’s arrest, saying that she was heartbroken to see him struggling but that he will “take responsibility” for his actions.

The Colorado representative’s son is accused of taking part in a series of car break-ins and credit card thefts in his mother’s home state.

Tyler Boebert, 18, appeared in court virtually from jail on Wednesday but was later released to return in April.

He is facing multiple felony charges.

The list of 22 charges include four felony charges of criminal possession of ID documents, one count of conspiracy to commit a felony, and over a dozen misdemeanour charges, the Rifle Police Department said in a Facebook post.

In a statement provided to The Denver Post by Ms Boebert’s campaign for re-election, she said her son should be held accountable for “poor decisions” just like anyone else.

“I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man and the subject of attention that he didn’t ask for,” she said.

“It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and, in this situation, especially when he has been provided multiple opportunities to get his life on track.”

Tyler Boebert was first identified as a suspect when he was spotted in a surveillance video while officers were investigating a string of car break-ins, police said in court documents.

He is accused of using stolen credit cards to make purchases in petrol stations and online.

The Boebert family has made headlines several times in recent months.

Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, was arrested on assault charges in January during an altercation with another son.

And in September she was asked to leave a theatre for causing a disturbance, including vaping, singing and using phones. She later apologised.