Garfield County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges; Case Mirrors Charges Against Tyler Boebert

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. The Garfield County Sheriff's Office arrested Lyric Wailyn James on August 13 on an arrest warrant charging three felony counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (CRS 18-6-403) and one felony count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor (CRS 18-6-701(1)(A)), according to a news release issued by the Sheriff's Office on August 14.¹

Bond was set at $10,000. The arrest followed an investigation by the Sheriff's Office and a felony review by the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The Sheriff's Office said no additional information would be released while the investigation remains ongoing.¹

The charges fall under the same two statutes as the felony counts filed against Tyler Boebert, son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, in Garfield County earlier this year (Case 2026CR234), and the bond amount is the same. No court record or law enforcement statement reviewed by Muckrakers.Today establishes any connection between James and Boebert. The Sheriff's Office did not respond to questions about whether the cases are related before publication.

Court records show James faces a busy calendar across three counties:²

• August 26Status conference, Mesa County, Case 2026M5141, 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 1
• August 27Probation revocation hearing, Garfield County, Case 2024CR339, 8:15 a.m., Courtroom C
• August 27Return filing of charges, Garfield County, Case 2026CR237, 8:15 a.m., Courtroom C
• September 9Adjudicatory hearing, Arapahoe County, Case 2026JV294, 9:30 a.m., Courtroom 34
• September 11Review hearing, Mesa County, Case 2026CR676, 9:30 a.m., Courtroom 5

The 2024 probation case indicates James was already under court supervision at the time of his August arrest.²

Tyler Boebert's own cases continue to move through the courts. He is scheduled for sentencing September 4 in Weld County (Case 2025M2424) and September 10 in Garfield County (Case 2024CR57), where Rep. Boebert is expected to testify on his behalf. Separately, a Mesa County judge granted a Temporary Protection Order against him on August 17 (Case 2026C925), with a hearing set for August 28.

Both James and Boebert are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Muckrakers.Today will continue to follow both cases. More at muckrakers.today.