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Mother of Slain D.C. Intern Endorses Trump’s Federal Crime Takeover, Criticizes Bowser’s Silence

The 30-day federal public safety operation has resulted in dozens of arrests despite no public arrest in her son’s case.

A view of the U.S. Capitol.
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym

Overview

  • Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym praised President Trump’s intervention, saying federal control is needed until city leadership prosecutes offenders fully, and she lamented that Mayor Bowser never reached out after her son’s death.
  • On August 12, President Trump invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, placing the MPD under federal authority and deploying around 800 National Guard troops alongside federal agents for a 30-day operation.
  • Federal officials report the operation has led to dozens of arrests and multiple weapons seizures, but investigators have yet to announce charges in the June 30 drive-by shooting that killed Eric Tarpinian-Jachym.
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser has denounced the takeover as “unsettling and unprecedented,” and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal assumption of local policing powers.
  • City statistics show overall crime down 7% and violent crime down 26% year-to-date, while juveniles accounted for more than half of robbery arrests in 2024 and most carjackings this year, raising questions about sentencing practices.