Teens charged in DOGE staffer attack will be kept in custody

Published August 12, 2025 12:18pm ET



Two juveniles charged in the attack of former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Edward Coristine will be held in custody at the District of Columbia’s Youth Services Center after a request to move them was denied.

Judge Kendra Davis Briggs, a Biden-nominated associate judge for the D.C. Superior Court, denied the two Maryland juveniles’ requests for less restrictive detention conditions, according to the Washington Post.

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