After a rogue judge let two teenagers who brutally beat former DOGE employee Edward Coristine — a.k.a. ‘Big Balls’ — off the hook, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is stepping in. She just announced federal charges against two adult suspects in the gruesome assault. 19-year-old Laurence Cotton-Powell and 18-year-old Anthony Taylor are now facing multiple charges, including assault and robbery. Watch Judge Jeanine’s announcement here: BREAKING — @USAttyPirro announces the charges against two of BIG BALLS’ attackers. Lawrence Powell, 19, and Anthony Taylor, 18. faces charges including first-degree robbery (up to 15 years), assault with intent to commit robbery (15 years), & attempted carjacking (5 years). pic.twitter.com/PkB6tc7a1V — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 20, 2025 Pirro also revealed some disturbing facts about the case. One of the suspects, Lawrence Cotton-Powell, is a repeat offender who is well-known to law enforcement. Prior to the attack on Big Balls, he’s been cut slack by a liberal judge several times. We also learned that Edward Coristine wasn’t the only victim that night. These thugs also beat up another man named Ethan Levine. BREAKING: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces criminal charges for those who brutally targeted DOGE’s “Big Balls,” Edward Coristine. She reveals they took part in another crime of assault and robbery just minutes before. One of them is a known repeat offender let loose by a… pic.twitter.com/hVeb2RdGOE — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 20, 2025 BREAKING: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces criminal charges for those who brutally targeted DOGE’s “Big Balls,” Edward Coristine. She reveals they took part in another crime of assault and robbery just minutes before. One of them is a known repeat offender let loose by a judge multiple times. “We are announcing that Lawrence Powell, 19 years of age, along with Anthony Taylor, 18 years of age, are now charged with assault.” “After the robbery and assault of Ethan Levine, they walked in the direction of where another crime occurred within minutes. You have heard of this crime. Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old Doge person who was working in the administration. “On April 3rd of this year, Lawrence Powell was sentenced for a felony attempted robbery. A judge sitting in the criminal part in superior court with no criminal background, made a decision to give Powell probation in spite of his conviction on a felony attempted robbery. Within 31 days, by May 4th, Powell re-offends.” “That same Judge comes back and releases cotton Powell and tells him basically be a good boy.” “So after a felony of attempted robbery conviction, after a violation of probation, after a second crime, after a second conviction, after no compliance with see Sosa, the judges say, do better and they let him go. And guess what? Within 10 days he’s at it again with Ethan Levine and Edward Corstein.” A left-wing, activist judge has already let the two 15-year-old suspects off with a mere slap on the wrist, sentencing them to probation. This is utterly ridiculous, in light of everything we know about the gang of D.C. thugs. But, Pirro isn’t letting the two adult suspects off so easily. More from the Washington Examiner: Pirro named 19-year-old Laurence Cotton-Powell and 18-year-old Anthony Taylor as two of the alleged suspects in the August attack in a press conference Monday afternoon. Coristine’s assault brought crime in Washington, D.C., under a microscope, with President Donald Trump using the incident as part of his justification for declaring a crime emergency in the district. Last week, a district family court gave probation to two 15-year-olds who each pleaded guilty to their involvement in Coristine’s assault. The minors received no jail time. Pirro emphasized that Cotton-Powell had multiple criminal violations before the Coristine assault. Pirro railed against the district’s superior court for granting Cotton-Powell probation when he was sentenced for felony attempted robbery. “So, after a felony of attempted robbery, conviction, after a violation of probation, after a second crime; after a second conviction, after no compliance with [the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency]: the judges say, ‘Do better,’ and they let him go. And guess what? Within 10 days, he’s at it again with Ethan Levine and Edward Coristine,” Pirro said, referring to Cotton-Powell. Cotton-Powell was arrested in October 2024 on robbery charges, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Pirro said her office is not aware of any criminal history for Taylor. Ethan Levine was the victim of a separate assault that happened on the same night within the area of Coristine’s assult. Pirro stood between images of Levine and Coristine during her remarks at the press conference and said Cotton-Powell and Taylor are suspects in both attacks. If you want to watch U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s full press conference on the ‘Big Balls’ case, you can do so right here: