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Two 15-Year-Olds Arrested in Attack on Former DOGE Staffer

WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 6 – Two Maryland teens face unarmed carjacking charges after assaulting a former Department of Government Efficiency employee who intervened to protect a woman, police said.

  • Two 15-year-olds were arrested in connection with an attempted carjacking of Edward Coristine, also known as Big Balls, in Washington, D.C.
  • Elon Musk claimed Coristine intervened to help a woman being assaulted, but the Metropolitan Police Department reported it as an unarmed carjacking involving only two suspects.
  • President Donald Trump called the crime situation in Washington, D.C. 'totally out of control' and threatened federal control over the city.
  • Coristine reported being attacked by around ten assailants, although only two suspects were apprehended.
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TrendingPolitics broke the news in on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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