U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro on Friday confirmed the arrests of two teenagers in connection with the death of a congressional intern in June.
Pirro further confirmed that both face charges of first-degree murder and will face trial as adults, The Hill reported.
“Because they’re not kids; they’re criminals. They’re violent criminals. We have to hold them accountable,” she said.Â
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Mass., died in late June after sustaining a fatal gunshot wound during a shooting near a downtown transit station.
President Donald Trump cited his death, along with the beating of former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, among the reasons for imposing a federal crackdown on the city.
Tarpinian-Jachym was in the nation’s capital for a summer internship with Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kans.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.
