Former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Edward Coristine was injured in a teen mob attack in Washington, DC.
According to New York Post, the DC police said that the 19-year-old ex-staffer of the US DOGE was left bloodied by a group of ten minors while trying to stop a carjacking last week.
As per the Metropolitan Police Department’s incident report, Coristine, who got the nickname "Big Balls" at DOGE from his LinkedIn handle, was with a woman near downtown DC when he noticed a groupapproach their car and “make a comment about taking the vehicle.”
“At that point, for her safety, (Coristine) pushed his significant other … into the vehicle and turned to deal with the suspects. The suspects then began to assault (him),” the dramatic report added.
Police officers patrolling the popular area, the 1400 block of Swann Street NW, a mile north of the White House, noticed “a group of approximately ten juveniles surrounding the complainants’ vehicle and assaulting (Coristine). The officers immediately exited their vehicle, and the juveniles began fleeing on foot.”
Officers managed to arrest only two of the young suspects, a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, both from Hyattsville, Maryland, who were later identified by Coristine and charged with unarmed carjacking.
Meanwhile, the ex-staffer of Elon Musk’s special department received medical aid from the D.C. Fire and EMS for injuries from the attack. He is currently recovering from a broken nose, concussion, and black eye.
US President Donald Trump also reacted to the teen mob attack and expressed outrage that "crime in Washington, D.C., is totally out of control," threatening a federal takeover of the district.
Notably, Coristine resigned from DOGE in June, less than a month after the tech giant Musk left the special department.
