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Teens involved in attack on ex-DOGE staffer sentenced to probation
The teens received probation terms after pleading guilty to assault and attempted carjacking, which triggered a federal law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., officials said.
- On Tuesday, two 15-year-olds were sentenced for the Aug. 4 attack that injured Edward Coristine, former DOGE employee, in the 1400 block of Swann Street NW.
- Suspects accosted Edward Coristine and a woman while they stood next to their car on Swann Street NW and demanded the vehicle, police said.
- Officers on scene quickly apprehended two suspects as an MPD cruiser arrived, prompting others to flee while the 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to felony assault, robbery and simple assault and the 15-year-old girl pleaded guilty to simple assault.
- A 15-year-old boy received 12 months' probation and the 15-year-old girl nine months, though both had faced custody until age 21 under D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
- The attack occurred around the time when President Donald Trump ordered a federal surge in Washington, D.C., shortly after Edward Coristine, a former DOGE employee, was injured on August 4.
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Two Washington, D.C., teenagers who brutally assaulted a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer were sentenced to probation this week, prompting renewed criticism over the city’s handling of juvenile crime
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