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LiberalArkie

(19,918 posts)
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 01:46 AM Aug 2025

Judge Releases Teens Charged in 'Big Balls' Assault in Blow to Trump

A judge rained on Donald Trump’s crime crackdown parade when she released from a youth holding facility two teens charged in connection with the alleged assault of a former DOGE staffer.

The teens, a boy and a girl, both 15 and from Maryland, had been held at Washington, D.C.’s Youth Services Center since being charged in an alleged carjacking assault in the city on August 3.

The case caught Trump’s attention, who said the 19-year-old victim, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, was “beaten mercilessly.”

But Joe Biden-appointed Judge Kendra Briggs ordered the teens out of detention and back to their caretakers, imposing conditions that include electronic monitoring, a 24-hour curfew, and no contact with each other, The Washington Post reported.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-releases-teens-charged-in-big-balls-assault-in-blow-to-trump/

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Judge Releases Teens Charged in 'Big Balls' Assault in Blow to Trump (Original Post) LiberalArkie Aug 2025 OP
Bet Small Balls Aviation Pro Aug 2025 #1
Ruh roh... 2naSalit Aug 2025 #2
Silly Judge BaronChocula Aug 2025 #3
Why isn't Trump protecting DC Old Crank Aug 2025 #4
At least he did not burn down the White House to justify the military takeover of the capital. LiberalArkie Aug 2025 #5
Big Sissies' G.O.P.-style "story" is looking pissy BoRaGard Aug 2025 #6
The attempted carjacking charge was always dubious Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #8
I suspect Big Sissy (r) started it all BoRaGard Aug 2025 #9
I believe that a mob of teenagers is out talking smack and jumping people Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #11
Gosh. That makes the military occupation of DC, initiated over this incident, seem... unwarranted. Gosh. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #7
Good LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #10

Old Crank

(7,269 posts)
4. Why isn't Trump protecting DC
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 04:29 AM
Aug 2025

From criminals from Maryland? he could set up checkpoints at every border crossing.

This whole thing is a miscarriage of justice.

LiberalArkie

(19,918 posts)
5. At least he did not burn down the White House to justify the military takeover of the capital.
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 08:08 AM
Aug 2025

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
6. Big Sissies' G.O.P.-style "story" is looking pissy
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 08:16 AM
Aug 2025

These two kids are telling a very different story.

No one with discernment should trust the republicon "version" of anything.

Prairie Gates

(8,479 posts)
8. The attempted carjacking charge was always dubious
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 08:48 AM
Aug 2025

A bunch of kids got in a shouting match and Corisine caught a beatdown. There was no carjacking, which not even the woman with Corisine corroborates, according to the report.

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
9. I suspect Big Sissy (r) started it all
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 09:07 AM
Aug 2025

employing the standard repube arrogance swagger shithead approach to life

Prairie Gates

(8,479 posts)
11. I believe that a mob of teenagers is out talking smack and jumping people
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 12:10 PM
Aug 2025

That's plausible. He almost certainly jawboned with them and they got into it. All plausible. Ten of them attempting to carjack buddy? Sound fanciful. When this finally gets adjudicated, there's going to be a lot of pouting by the usual suspects.

Scrivener7

(60,071 posts)
7. Gosh. That makes the military occupation of DC, initiated over this incident, seem... unwarranted. Gosh.
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 08:37 AM
Aug 2025

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