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CASE 255  |  Family  |  September 19, 2025  |  USA
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  255
  date                September 19, 2025
  original_date       September 19, 2025
  year                2025
  month               9
  quarter             2025-Q3
  victim              Family
  location            Grant, Minnesota, United States
  country             USA
  scenario            Home Invasion
  description         Two brothers from Texas held a MN family hostage at gunpoint for nine hours, forced the father to drive 3 hours to the family cabin to transfer $36,000 in crypto. Son called 911 and attackers were caught.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    (null)
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        $8 million in cryptocurrency
  coin_type           Crypto
  reports             NBCNews
  notes               Police searched an area around the home and found a suitcase in a tree line. Inside, the complaint says an AR-15 style rifle, as well as clothing, liquid bottles and cans plus a receipt for a Wendy's restaurant, were found. That receipt helped track down the vehicle used
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Family
  
  **Attackers:** Two brothers
  
  **Attack Method:** Home Invasion
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** $8 million in cryptocurrency
  
  **Status:** Both were arrested and each brother is charged with three counts of using a firearm to kidnap a person, three counts of first-degree assault during a burglary with a firearm and one count of first-degree robbery using a firearm.  

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-brothers-charged-allegedly-holding-minnesota-family-hostage-stea-rcna233867
  [url_2]  https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/indictment-brothers-minnesota-family-millions-dollars-cryptocurrency/
  [url_3]  https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/receipt-rented-vehicle-texas-brothers-charged-kidnapping-robbery/

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 256: exact date + country, unique candidate

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Texas brothers charged after allegedly holding Minnesota family hostage, stealing $8M in crypto
Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, were taken into custody in Texas and face federal and state charges in connection with the Sept. 19 attack.

Sept. 26, 2025, 1:20 PM GMT-3 / Updated Sept. 26, 2025, 3:19 PM GMT-3By Minyvonne Burke
Two Texas brothers were arrested and charged after allegedly kidnapping a Minnesota family last week, holding them hostage at gunpoint for hours and stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, were charged with federal kidnapping after allegedly holding a husband, wife, and their adult son hostage in their Grant, Minnesota, home on Sept. 19, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota press release. They also face state charges of kidnapping with a firearm, aggravated robbery, and first-degree burglary.
An attorney representing Isiah Garcia for the preliminary matters in Texas deferred comments to the attorney who will represent him in Minnesota. He does not yet have an attorney in Minnesota.
A lawyer for Raymond Garcia did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.
Prosecutors allege that the suspects, armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun, approached the husband as he was taking out the garbage. The brothers took the victim into the garage, where they bound his hands with zip ties, according to criminal complaints for both brothers.
The suspects then brought the husband into the house and woke up the wife and son at gunpoint, the complaint says. The wife and son were zip-tied and told to lie on the floor, according to the complaint.
Prosecutors said that while Raymond Garcia, armed with the rifle, held the wife and son at gunpoint, Isiah Garcia forced the husband to log into his cryptocurrency accounts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release that the suspect demanded the husband "transfer large amounts of cryptocurrency into a cryptocurrency wallet that Isiah Garcia provided."
The husband, according to prosecutors, said he saw the brothers making phone calls to a third party "who appeared to be providing the information related to the cryptocurrency accounts and transfers," the release states.
The criminal complaints do not say if the third party has been arrested in the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a Friday statement that "beyond our already-public statements, we aren’t able to comment on the ongoing investigation."
Through this third party, the brothers allegedly became aware that the victim had additional cryptocurrency funds and demanded the money, prosecutors said. The victim told the brothers that the funds were stored in a hard drive-style cryptocurrency wallet at the family’s cabin, located about three hours away in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, according to prosecutors.
The complaints allege that Isiah Garcia, armed with the shotgun, forced the husband into the husband’s truck and drove to the cabin. He then allegedly made the husband transfer the cryptocurrency funds into a wallet provided by the suspect, according to the complaints.
While this was happening, prosecutors allege that Raymond Garcia was still holding the wife and son hostage in the home. According to the complaints, Raymond Garcia briefly left the home and headed toward a tree line. Prosecutors said the son used this time to call 911.
When Raymond Garcia returned to the family's home, he did not have the rifle, according to the complaints.
As deputies approached the home, Raymond Garcia allegedly fled, according to the complaints.
Around the same time, prosecutors allege that Isaiah Garcia was approaching the family's home, but turned the truck around when he saw the law enforcement response. The complaints allege that he parked the vehicle and walked toward a nearby middle school while ditching the shotgun. The shotgun was recovered in a field, prosecutors said.
Due to police activity in the area, a local homecoming football game was canceled, according to the press release.
The brothers were eventually traced back to Texas by a Wendy’s receipt found in a suitcase that allegedly belonged to them, prosecutors said. A disassembled AR-15 style rifle, ammunition, clothing, and beverages were also found in the suitcase, according to the complaints.
"A violent kidnapping that stole $8 million and silenced a homecoming game is not just a crime,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in a statement about the case. "This is not normal. Minnesotans should not accept wild violence and thievery as normal. Every Minnesotan deserves to live in peace and a life unaffected by rampant crime."
Prosecutors said in the press release that after the brothers were arrested, Isiah Garcia "confessed" that he and his brother drove to Minnesota, held the family at gunpoint, and forced the husband to go to the cabin.


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Texas brothers charged after allegedly holding Minnesota family hostage, stealing $8M in crypto

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Sept. 26, 2025, 12:20 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 26, 2025, 2:19 PM EDT

Two Texas brothers were arrested and charged after allegedly kidnapping a Minnesota family last week, holding them hostage at gunpoint for hours and stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.

Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, were charged with federal kidnapping after allegedly holding a husband, wife, and their adult son hostage in their Grant, Minnesota, home on Sept. 19, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota press release. They also face state charges of kidnapping with a firearm, aggravated robbery, and first-degree burglary.

An attorney representing Isiah Garcia for the preliminary matters in Texas deferred comments to the attorney who will represent him in Minnesota. He does not yet have an attorney in Minnesota.

A lawyer for Raymond Garcia did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.

Prosecutors allege that the suspects, armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun, approached the husband as he was taking out the garbage. The brothers took the victim into the garage, where they bound his hands with zip ties, according to criminal complaints for both brothers.

The suspects then brought the husband into the house and woke up the wife and son at gunpoint, the complaint says. The wife and son were zip-tied and told to lie on the floor, according to the complaint.

Prosecutors said that while Raymond Garcia, armed with the rifle, held the wife and son at gunpoint, Isiah Garcia forced the husband to log into his cryptocurrency accounts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release that the suspect demanded the husband "transfer large amounts of cryptocurrency into a cryptocurrency wallet that Isiah Garcia provided."

The husband, according to prosecutors, said he saw the brothers making phone calls to a third party "who appeared to be providing the information related to the cryptocurrency accounts and transfers," the release states.

The criminal complaints do not say if the third party has been arrested in the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a Friday statement that "beyond our already-public statements, we aren’t able to comment on the ongoing investigation."

Through this third party, the brothers allegedly became aware that the victim had additional cryptocurrency funds and demanded the money, prosecutors said. The victim told the brothers that the funds were stored in a hard drive-style cryptocurrency wallet at the family’s cabin, located about three hours away in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, according to prosecutors.

The complaints allege that Isiah Garcia, armed with the shotgun, forced the husband into the husband’s truck and drove to the cabin. He then allegedly made the husband transfer the cryptocurrency funds into a wallet provided by the suspect, according to the complaints.

While this was happening, prosecutors allege that Raymond Garcia was still holding the wife and son hostage in the home. According to the complaints, Raymond Garcia briefly left the home and headed toward a tree line. Prosecutors said the son used this time to call 911.

When Raymond Garcia returned to the family's home, he did not have the rifle, according to the complaints.

As deputies approached the home, Raymond Garcia allegedly fled, according to the complaints.

Around the same time, prosecutors allege that Isaiah Garcia was approaching the family's home, but turned the truck around when he saw the law enforcement response. The complaints allege that he parked the vehicle and walked toward a nearby middle school while ditching the shotgun. The shotgun was recovered in a field, prosecutors said.

Due to police activity in the area, a local homecoming football game was canceled, according to the press release.

The brothers were eventually traced back to Texas by a Wendy’s receipt found in a suitcase that allegedly belonged to them, prosecutors said. A disassembled AR-15 style rifle, ammunition, clothing, and beverages were also found in the suitcase, according to the complaints.

"A violent kidnapping that stole $8 million and silenced a homecoming game is not just a crime,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in a statement about the case. "This is not normal. Minnesotans should not accept wild violence and thievery as normal. Every Minnesotan deserves to live in peace and a life unaffected by rampant crime."

Prosecutors said in the press release that after the brothers were arrested, Isiah Garcia "confessed" that he and his brother drove to Minnesota, held the family at gunpoint, and forced the husband to go to the cabin.

According to an NBC News analysis, crypto-related abductions have increased every year since 2019. NBC News identified 17 instances of cryptocurrency-related kidnappings in 2024, the highest reported number in the last decade.

2025 is on track to have potentially twice as many physical attacks on crypto holders as the next highest year on record, according to Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm.

One case that garnered attention was in May, when two crypto traders were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and torture of a man in his New York City apartment. They pleaded not guilty in June.

These attacks have also occurred worldwide. According to an NBC News analysis, 44 different countries have experienced attacks on crypto holders.

Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.

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Texas brothers accused of stealing $8M in crypto from Twin Cities area family they allegedly kidnapped - CBS Minnesota

One day after charges were filed at the state level against two brothers from Texas who are accused of kidnapping and robbing a Minnesota family, federal officials announced their own charges against the duo.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson announced the new charges Thursday. He says 23-year-old Raymond Christian Garcia and 24-year-old Isiah Angelo Garcia each face a charge of kidnapping for an incident last Friday in Grant, Minnesota, where a total of $8 million in cryptocurrency was stolen.

The ordeal lasted about nine hours, starting shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, when the victim was ambushed by the brothers while taking the garbage out. Documents say they were each holding a gun at that time.

During the kidnapping, court documents allege one of the victims was forced to log into his cryptocurrency account at gunpoint by Isiah Garcia and transferred $36,000 to an unknown account. At the same time, federal court documents say the brother was on the phone with someone who alerted him to another account.

That's when the complaint says that the same victim was forced to drive to the family's cabin with Isiah Garcia, where another hard drive-style wallet was located. The victim was again forced to log in and transfer additional funds to an unknown account.

While the victim drove to and from the cabin with Isiah Garcia, Raymond Garcia stayed behind with the two other family members. He allegedly held them hostage, zip-tied and lying on the floor, with an AR-15-style rifle. That was after the brothers woke them up at gunpoint.

Authorities say both of the brothers are expected to make their initial appearances in federal court on Thursday. Meanwhile, at the state level, each brother is charged with three counts of using a firearm to kidnap a person, three counts of first-degree assault during a burglary with a firearm and one count of first-degree robbery using a firearm.

Once he was arrested, federal authorities say Isiah Garcia confessed to driving from Texas to Minnesota with his brother, holding the family hostage at gunpoint and forcing the victim to drive them to a cabin. During a search of their home, authorities say phones, computers, gags, clothing and gun cases were found, but no cryptocurrency.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Alvin Winston Sr. called the incident "brazen," adding his office will work with other law enforcement partners in the state, in Texas and at the federal level.

Activity from law enforcement agencies searching for the brothers last week caused Mahtomedi High School to cancel its homecoming football game. Bloomington's Kennedy High School on Monday forfeited its scheduled game against Mahtomedi.

"A violent kidnapping that stole $8 million and silenced a homecoming game is not just a crime. It is a blow to the sense of safety of everyone in Minnesota. This is not normal. Minnesotans should not accept wild violence and thievery as normal. Every Minnesotan deserves to live in peace and a life unaffected by rampant crime," said Thompson.

Note: The above video aired on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Wendy's receipt, vehicle rental tie Texas brothers to east suburb kidnapping, robbery - CBS Minnesota

Two Texas brothers have each been charged with seven felonies for an incident in an eastern Twin Cities suburb that prompted law enforcement activity near Mahtomedi High School late last week.

Charges filed Wednesday show the men, ages 24 and 23, each face three counts of using a firearm to kidnap a person, three counts of first-degree assault during a burglary with a firearm and one count of first-degree robbery using a firearm.

According to the complaints, a man called 911 around 4:45 p.m. on Friday, saying he and his family had been kidnapped and were being held at gunpoint in their Grant, Minnesota, home. There, the caller's father was forced at gunpoint to transfer at least $36,000 to an unknown cyberwallet from his accounts.

The caller's father was then forced to drive to a family cabin about three hours away from their home, where another crypto wallet was kept. There, he was forced to transfer at least another $36,000 to an unknown account, the complaint states.

The father later told investigators he believed some of his account information had been leaked during a data breach.

Charging documents say police searched an area around the home and found a suitcase in a tree line. Inside, the complaint says an AR-15 style rifle, as well as clothing, liquid bottles and cans plus a receipt for a Wendy's restaurant, were found. That receipt helped track down the vehicle used at the time of purchase, leading investigators to discover it had been rented near Houston, Texas, on Sept. 16.

Security footage showed the same vehicle parked outside a home in Waller, Texas, where the man who rented the car lives with his brother. That same car was found parked at a motel in Roseville, Minnesota, where rooms were rented on Sept. 17 for multiple days.

According to the charges, the two suspects ran up to one of the victims around 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 19 as he brought a garbage can out to the street. He said both men were dressed in dark clothing, had masks on and were armed — one with a shotgun and another with an AR-15 style rifle. He was brought back to the garage, where he was tied up.

Then, the men entered the home and woke the other victims up and bound them, before one of the suspects held them at gunpoint in a bedroom for nine hours. That room's door was tied shut with a wire, which had to be cut before they were freed later in the day.

During this time, the man who was tied up in the garage was forced to log into his cryptocurrency accounts and transfer money before driving to the cabin to transfer more funds. The 911 call was placed as the victim and suspect arrived back at the home, and the complaint says police passed the vehicle they were traveling in. The suspect, who was driving the vehicle, turned it around and parked it before running off and leaving his gun in a nearby field.

Meanwhile, the suspect who was inside the home left about 10 minutes before squads arrived at the scene and is caught on camera running out a back door to a nearby hiking trail.

One of the brothers is seen driving up to the hotel they were staying at shortly after. The vehicle was tracked through GPS data, and investigators say it traveled to and from Minnesota and Texas between Sept. 16-20, and that it was near the victim's home and near the Roseville motel.

The vehicle was stopped on Sept. 20 in Oklahoma, the charges say, and one of the brothers said his AR-15 had been reported as stolen on Sept. 22. The serial number on the gun's box, found during a search of his home, matched the one found in Minnesota. The other gun used during the incident is registered to the same brother, according to the complaint.

The documents say both men are in custody on a 48-hour hold in Texas. The complaints filed for each man ask that they be brought back to Minnesota for a court appearance.

Activity from law enforcement agencies searching for the brothers last week caused Mahtomedi High School to cancel its homecoming football game. Bloomington's Kennedy High School on Monday forfeited its scheduled game against Mahtomedi.

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