Boys, 12 and 13, arrested in street attack on former NY Gov. David Paterson and stepson

Former Democrat Governor David Paterson was involved in gang relate activity in his upscale neighborhood in NY City.

The Governor and his Stepson were attack after taking part in a verbal exchange with the teenage suspects.

Boys, 12 and 13, arrested in street attack on former NY Gov. David Paterson and stepson

Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor of New York from 2008 to 2010.

Two boys, ages 12 and 13, have been arrested and charged in a street attack last week on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson that unfolded on Manhattan's Upper East Side, according to officials.

The 12-year-old suspect was arrested on a charge of second-degree gang assault while the 13-year-old was charged with third-degree gang assault, according to the NYPD.

The confrontation began as a "verbal altercation" between the suspects and the 70-year-old former governor and his stepson, the NYPD said. Police initially said that up to five suspects were involved in the attack.

The suspects had had "a previous interaction" with the stepson, Paterson's spokesperson told WABC, noting that the attack took place near the victims' home.

The suspects hit the victims in the face and body, police said.

The investigation of the attack is ongoing and more arrests could be made, police said.

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What I found most odd/interesting is that the suspects turned themselves in.

There are a lot of crime stories in the news; but I don't recall the last time I've seen the suspects turn them selves in.

Is it a common occurrence for gang relate suspects to turn themselves in? Or did the assault became a larger crime then expected because it involved the former governor?

The two children, whose names were not released, were arrested around 8 p.m. Saturday after turning themselves in at a police precinct with their parents, the New York Police Department said.

A third child initially wanted in the attack also turned themself in but was not charged after officers determined he was not involved, officials said.

"Governor Paterson and his family are glad to see the suspects turned themselves in," Sean Darcy, spokesperson for Paterson, told New York ABC station WABC. "We hope that the young people involved learn something from this unfortunate encounter."

To make the situation more interesting, the Democrat Former Governor's stepson is also the Son of the vigilante guardian angels founder and top republican nyc mayoral candidate, Curtis Sliwa.