Two Maryland teenagers who pleaded guilty to assaulting a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee in Washington, D.C., earlier this year were back in court Tuesday for sentencing.

The two 15-year-olds, a boy and a girl, were arrested in August in connection with the attempted carjacking and beating of Edward Coristine — a 19-year-old programmer and early recruit to Elon Musk’s controversial DOGE initiative — better known by his nickname “Big Balls.”

The teenage boy, who pleaded guilty to felony assault, robbery and simple assault, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation. The girl had pleaded guilty to simple assault and received a nine-month probation sentence, local CBS affiliate WUSA reported.

They are not allowed to contact each other and may only be in D.C. for

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