Two teens charged in attack on former DOGE official Edward "Big Balls" Coristine | TechCrunch
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Two 15-year-olds were charged with unarmed carjacking after allegedly attacking Edward Coristine, a teenage software engineer and former intern at Neuralink. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. in Logan Circle, where Coristine was with his girlfriend when a group of teens approached their car. He pushed his girlfriend into the vehicle for safety and confronted the attackers. Following the assault, Musk praised Coristine's courage on social media, while President Trump highlighted the incident to advocate for prosecuting young offenders as adults.
Edward Coristine, a prominent software engineer, was attacked by a group of teens while protecting his girlfriend during an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C.
The incident occurred in Logan Circle at around 3 a.m., leading to charges of unarmed carjacking against the two 15-year-olds involved.
Musk praised Coristine's bravery on X, while President Trump shared graphic images from the attack, advocating for harsher legal consequences for young offenders.
Coristine previously worked for the Department of Government Efficiency and recently returned to the Social Security Administration.
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