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Two Juveniles Charged in Beating of Ex-DOGE Adviser as Trump and Musk Push to Federalize D.C.

Federal leaders hope to place Washington under direct oversight to address youth crime during the MPD’s and FBI’s ongoing hunt for suspects in the Logan Circle attack.

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Overview

  • Two 15-year-olds from Maryland were arrested at the Logan Circle scene and charged with unarmed carjacking; they remain in juvenile processing.
  • MPD’s Carjacking Taskforce and the FBI are actively pursuing additional teenage suspects who fled after officers arrived.
  • Edward Coristine, 19, intervened to shield a woman during the attempted carjacking and sustained a concussion in the assault.
  • President Trump called district crime “totally out of control” on Truth Social and threatened to federalize the city if local officials do not curb youth violence.
  • Elon Musk echoed the push for federal oversight, citing the attack on the former DOGE adviser as evidence of escalating juvenile crime.