WASHINGTON (7News) — Two teenagers were sentenced Tuesday in the August attack on former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) worker, Edward Coristine, a source familiar with the case confirmed to ABC News.
A 15-year-old boy tied to the attack will serve 12 months of probation, while a 15-year-old girl will serve nine months.
Coristine was injured on Aug. 4 in an alleged attempted carjacking in the 1400 block of Swann Street NW, several blocks from Logan Circle.
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said at least 10 juveniles approached victims, who were standing next to their vehicle. Coristine said he pushed his significant other into the car for safety when the suspects began saying they’d take the car. That’s when he said the group started assaulting him.
Both 15-year-olds, from Hyattsville, Maryland, were arrested shortly after the incident. The boy pleaded guilty to felony assault, robbery and simple assault. The girl pleaded guilty to simple assault, ABC News reported.
The two had faced the maximum possibility of being held in custody under the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services until age 21.
The carjacking ultimately prompted President Donald Trump to order a surge of federal law enforcement and National Guard in Washington, D.C.