Overview

• Two 15-year-olds from Hyattsville, Maryland were arrested and charged with unarmed carjacking in connection with the Logan Circle beating of Edward Coristine.
• Edward Coristine, a prominent Department of Government Efficiency staffer known as “Big Balls,” suffered severe injuries after intervening to protect a woman during the early-morning attack on August 3.
• The Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Taskforce is leading an ongoing probe and is seeking to identify any additional suspects involved in the assault.
• President Trump declared the city’s crime “totally out of control” and warned he would impose direct federal oversight if local authorities fail to curb violent offenses.
• Lawmakers and law enforcement officials are intensifying debates over D.C.’s home rule versus congressional authority in managing the district’s public safety.