{"id":36994,"date":"2025-09-05T19:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36994"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:12:38","slug":"teens-nabbed-in-violent-carjacking-of-doge-staffer-big-balls-hit-with-extra-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36994","title":{"rendered":"Teens nabbed in violent carjacking of DOGE staffer \u2018Big Balls\u2019 hit with extra charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The two teens arrested in a violent attempted carjacking that left a former DOGE staffer nicknamed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/05\/us-news\/ex-doge-staffer-nicknamed-big-balls-left-bloodied-after-savage-dc-carjacking-attempt-by-10-juveniles\/\">Big Balls<\/a>\u201d beaten to a pulp in Washington, DC, have been slapped with additional charges.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old boy and girl, both from Maryland, were arraigned on the additional charges on Thursday after the bloody\u00a0attack on Edward Coristine served as the catalyst for President Trump\u2019s crackdown in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, who had already been charged with unarmed carjacking, are now also facing assault and robbery charges,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/playbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"36899380\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36899380\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/076521504d14e9d2_c8ab9b.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/076521504d14e9d2_c8ab9b.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 450w, 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because of their age.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged attackers are accused of approaching the victims at roughly 3 a.m. the night of the incident as they stood next to their car, police said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__icon\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<p>The baby-faced suspects allegedly assaulted one of the victims and tried to steal the car.<\/p>\n<p>Police who were in the vicinity nabbed the two 15-year-olds but said they are still looking for other suspects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" 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staffer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The saga was thrust into the national spotlight after Trump posted a photo of a blood-smeared Coristine on social media as he decried the violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just almost lost a young man, beautiful handsome guy that got the hell knocked out of him,\u201d Trump wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf D.C. doesn\u2019t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they\u2019re not going to get away with it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>Trump later announced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/11\/us-news\/trump-federalizing-dc-police-deploying-national-guard-in-capital-crime-crackdown\/\">takeover of the city\u2019s police and activation of the National Guard<\/a>\u00a0in a bid to stamp out crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div 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