Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been arrested for a street attack on former New York Governor David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

The suspects turned themselves in at a police precinct with their parents on Saturday.

The 12-year-old faces a second-degree gang assault charge, while the 13-year-old is charged with third-degree gang assault.

The attack, which began as a verbal altercation around 8:35 p.m. last Friday, involved the suspects striking the victims before fleeing, ABC News has reported.

Both Paterson and his stepson were hospitalized but have since been released. The investigation is ongoing, and further arrests may occur.

Paterson, who served as governor from 2008 to 2010, was the first African American and legally blind governor in the U.S.

Written by B.C. Begley