US EditionTeens involved in attack on ex-DOGE staffer sentenced to probation
Two 15-year-olds from Maryland received probation for assaulting Edward Coristine during an attempted carjacking that prompted a federal law enforcement surge in D.C., officials said.
- On Tuesday, a Washington, D.C., juvenile court sentenced two 15-year-olds from Hyattsville, Maryland, to probation, giving the male defendant 12 months and the female defendant nine months.
- On Aug. 4, the attack unfolded around 3 a.m. in the 1400 block of Swann Street NW near Logan Circle when assailants approached two victims, demanded their vehicle, and assaulted one.
- Edward `Big Balls` Coristine, 19-year-old former Department of Government Efficiency employee, suffered a concussion and broken nose and addressed the defendants via video link.
- Online, critics demanded jail time for the assailants while Elon Musk called the sentence `unjust` and the judge emphasized rehabilitation with strict movement and contact restrictions.
- The assault prompted President Donald Trump to order increased federal law enforcement and National Guard presence in Washington, D.C.; troops remain and several alleged accomplices are at large.
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Trump Condemns Lack of Jail Time for Teenagers Who Assaulted DOGE Staffer
President Donald Trump and other administration officials on Oct. 15 criticized the lack of jail time for teenagers who admitted to assaulting a federal worker. “That’s terrible,” Trump said in response to a question during an Oval Office appearance with top officials to discuss his administration’s crime-fighting initiatives. “The judge should be ashamed of themselves.” Trump said he heard the case against the teenagers was flawless. With the o…
Biden Judge Sentences ‘Big Balls’ Attackers to Probation, Zero Jail Time.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A Washington, D.C. judge sentenced two teens to probation after they attacked 19-year-old Edward Coristine, a former staffer for DOGE, avoiding jail time.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Edward Coristine, two 15-year-old attackers, Joe Biden-appointed Judge Kendra Biggs, and U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro.WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred on August 3 near U Street in Washington, D.C.; sentencing took place on October 15 in D.C.…
Anger grows over judge whose goal is NOT to 'punish' perps who attacked 'Big Balls' · American Wire News
Outrage is growing against an activist judge for giving the only two attackers charged in the brutal D.C. beating of a former DOGE staffer a slap on the wrist. Edward Coristine, also known as “Big Balls,” suffered a broken nose and a concussion after he was allegedly attacked by 10 teens while protecting a friend from an attempted carjacking. Pictures of the badly battered Coristine and his story circulated online after the incident and sparked …
Outrage In D.C.: Teens Who Savagely Beat ‘Big Balls’ Walk Free With Slap On The Wrist
The teenagers who brutally assaulted DOGE employee Edward “Big Balls” Coristine have walked away with nothing more than probation—no jail, no meaningful punishment, no accountability. Coristine, a 19-year-old staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency project and a rising star in the effort to clean up Washington, D.C.’s bloated federal bureaucracy, was savagely attacked by a mob of teenagers during an attempted carjacking in early Aug…
Teens Who Violently Attacked DOGE Staffer Edward Coristine Get Slap on Wrist from Judge
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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