Two 15-year-olds were sentenced on Tuesday in connection with the August attack on former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee Edward Coristine, a source familiar with the case confirmed to ABC News.
A 15-year-old boy, who had pleaded guilty to felony assault, robbery and simple assault, was sentenced to 12 months of probation. A 15-year-old girl, who pleaded guilty to simple assault, will serve nine months' probation, according to the source.
Both were arrested shortly after the alleged attempted unarmed carjacking that left 19-year-old Coristine injured just days before President Donald Trump ordered federal surge of law enforcement and National Guard in the nation's capital.
Coristine worked under Elon Musk at DOGE until June, when Musk left the Trump administration, sources familiar with Coristine's employment told ABC News.
The teens had faced the maximum possibility of being held in custody under the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services until age 21.
The attempted carjacking unfolded in early August in northwest Washington, D.C., according to a police statement. Coristine and a woman were standing next to their car on Swann Street, several blocks from Logan Circle, when they were allegedly accosted by multiple suspects, according to police.
"The suspects demanded the victim's vehicle and then assaulted one of the victims," according to the police statement.
A police cruiser arrived as the assault was in progress, prompting the suspects to flee on foot, authorities said. Officers on the scene were able to quickly catch two of them, a boy and a girl, according to police.