{"id":2499173,"date":"2025-10-15T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-court-gives-teenagers-who-attacked-ex-doge-staffer-probation\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:00:13","slug":"dc-court-gives-teenagers-who-attacked-ex-doge-staffer-probation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-court-gives-teenagers-who-attacked-ex-doge-staffer-probation\/","title":{"rendered":"DC court gives teenagers who attacked ex-DOGE staffer probation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-court-gives-teenagers-who-attacked-ex-doge-staffer-probation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Washington, D.C. court sentenced two 15-year-old teenagers to probation, without jail time, for their roles in teh August attack on edward &#8220;Big Balls&#8221; Coristine, a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer. The boy received 12 months of probation, and the girl was given nine months, with restrictions on their contact and movements.the assault, which involved a larger group of around ten individuals, left Coristine with a broken nose and concussion and prompted President Donald Trump to take action against crime in the city, including deploying the National Guard. Coristine condemned the attack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-person-who-drove-through-security-checkpoint-at-military-base-as-kamala-harris-was-set-to-visit\/\" title=\"Police Arrest Person Who Drove Through Security Checkpoint At Military Base As Kamala Harris Was Set To Visit\">thanked law enforcement<\/a> for their efforts. Some officials,including Senator Mike Lee,criticized the light sentences and urged the U.S. Attorney for D.C. to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-said-prayer-wont-stop-violence-so-here-are-some-ideas\/\" title=\"Dems Said Prayer Won&#039;t Stop Violence, So Here Are Some Ideas\">stronger legal action<\/a>, emphasizing that federal charges could have led to harsher penalties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC court gives teenagers who attacked ex-DOGE staffer probation and no jail time<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2220916\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, court on Tuesday granted probation to two teenagers who brutally attacked former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> staffer Edward &ldquo;Big Balls&rdquo; Coristine in August, meaning the defendants can avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jail<\/a> time.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed boy and girl, both age 15, pleaded guilty to simple assault in connection with the Aug. 3 attack that prompted President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> to crack down on crime in the district.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3849697\/mike-johnson-monitoring-anti-ice-protests\/\">Johnson watching &#8216;closely&#8217; on whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-monitoring-anti-ice-protests-for-possible-investigation\/\" title=\"Johnson monitoring anti-ICE protests for possible investigation\">congressional intervention needed<\/a> for anti-ICE protests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3849280\/dallas-ice-attack-suspect-radiation-sickness-practiced-shooting\/\">Dallas ICE attack suspect believed he had radiation sickness and practiced shooting, records show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3847973\/what-is-the-insurrection-act-trump-national-guard-troop-deployment\/\">What is the Insurrection Act, the law at the center of the debate over Trump deploying the National Guard?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The boy faces a 12-month probation sentence, while the girl will serve nine months of probation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/legal\/teens-accused-of-attacking-doge-employee-sentenced-to-probation\/65-66070bc1-a384-4c0c-a961-7bcc619706a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to <\/a>local news outlet WUSA9. They have both been ordered to refrain from contacting each other or spending time in the district outside of school or other obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The judge stressed that the defendants should be rehabilitated rather than punished for their crime.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the two juveniles in the early hours of Aug. 3 after they helped attack Coristine, 19, and his female companion. At least eight other people also participated in the carjacking assault, according to Coristine. The other suspects remain at large.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To this day, they&rsquo;ve only caught two out of the ten. Eight of them remain on the street,&rdquo; Coristine <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/as400495\/status\/1978477781962154193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on social media<\/a> on Wednesday morning. &ldquo;That night could&rsquo;ve gone far differently. Think of your daughters and mothers. The same group attacked people before and after us, breaking ribs and stomping heads. This senseless crime must be stopped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A photo of Coristine&rsquo;s bloodied face following the attack widely circulated on social media along with public comments from Trump and ex-DOGE figurehead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1952836498971344926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote <\/a>on X at the time, sharing a screenshot of Trump&rsquo;s Truth Social post teasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >looming federal crackdown<\/a> if the D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-has-long-planned-to-take-away-your-health-coverage\/\" title=\"Kamala Has Long Planned To Take Away Your Health Coverage\">government didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t respond adequately to crime. &ldquo;A [DOGE] team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump ultimately activated the National Guard and federal agents later in August to deter crime, clear homeless encampments, and remove trash in public areas.<\/p>\n<p>Coristine recently recounted the incident that left him with a broken nose and a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Luckily, the whole thing did not last too long. The police showed up pretty quickly,&rdquo; he said in an appearance on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em> late last month. &ldquo;I was fortunate I only came out with a broken nose and a concussion. It could have been a lot worse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Appearing via a live video feed on Tuesday, Coristine thanked the court and police for bringing his attackers to justice.<\/p>\n<p>In a direct message to the teenagers, Coristine reportedly said, &ldquo;I hope you can figure things out and be ready for the consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT) likened the probation sentencing to a &ldquo;mild&rdquo; punishment and called on U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a> to weigh in on the news.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3829769\/former-doge-employee-recalls-assault-triggered-washington-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FORMER DOGE EMPLOYEE RECALLS ASSAULT THAT TRIGGERED WASHINGTON CRIME CRACKDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If these charges (against the teenagers who brutally beat Big Balls) had been brought in federal district court, the sentence would have been &hellip; very different,&rdquo; Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1978470750496682316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;But they weren&rsquo;t, so they got a mild slap on the wrist. [Pirro], what say you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since her Senate confirmation to the position in August, Pirro has vowed to prosecute juvenile offenders to the fullest extent of the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC court grants probation, no jail for teens who attacked ex-DOGE staffer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2499174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/musk-revenue-tesla.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4002,64409,65264,16751,16016],"class_list":["post-2499173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-attack","tag-dc-court","tag-ex-doge-staffer","tag-probation","tag-teenagers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/musk-revenue-tesla.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499173\/revisions\/2499177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}