Texas Siblings Charged in Violent $8M Crypto Theft After 9-Hour Family Kidnapping

Two Texas brothers face federal kidnapping charges after holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint for nine hours while stealing $8 million in crypto, forcing local schools to cancel their homecoming football ￰1￱ to the DOJ , Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, used an AR-15 and a shotgun to terrorize victims in their Grant, Minnesota, home on September 19. A Well-Executed Crypto Heist The violent heist began at 7:45 am when the brothers ambushed the primary victim while taking garbage to the ￰2￱ zip-tied the man’s hands, forced him inside, and awakened his wife and adult son at gunpoint before binding them as ￰3￱ Garcia forced the father to log into crypto accounts while Raymond held the family hostage for the entire nine-hour ￰4￱ brothers frequently called an unknown third party who provided information about the victim’s crypto holdings and transfer ￰5￱ the accomplice revealed additional funds stored at a family cabin three hours away, Isiah drove the victim there while Raymond continued guarding the wife and ￰6￱ victim was forced to transfer all remaining crypto before returning ￰7￱ Charged in $8 Million Armed Crypto-Kidnapping Heist ￰0￱ @FBIMinneapolis @WashingtonCoSO — ￰8￱ MN (@DMNnews) September 25, 2025 Nine-Hour Terror Campaign Nets Record Crypto Theft The Garcia brothers executed their plan with military-style precision, using zip ties and assault weapons to maintain control over their victims throughout the extended ￰9￱ Garcia remained armed with the AR-15 rifle during the entire nine hours, only briefly leaving to hide the weapon before police ￰10￱ County Sheriff’s deputies responded after the son called 911 during a brief moment when Raymond left the ￰11￱ found the wife and son still zip-tied inside while spotting Raymond fleeing through the back door toward nearby tree ￰12￱ discovered a suitcase containing the disassembled AR-15, ammunition, clothing, and beverages hidden in the woods behind the home.

A Wendy’s receipt in the suitcase helped investigators trace Isiah’s rental of a white Chevrolet three days before the kidnapping near ￰13￱ surveillance captured Raymond renting a Motel 6 room in Roseville, Minnesota, shortly before the ￰14￱ white Malibu returned to the motel after law enforcement responded, then appeared on Oklahoma cameras the next day before reaching the brothers’ home in Waller, ￰15￱ elaborate crime forced Mahtomedi Public Schools to cancel their homecoming football game due to ongoing law enforcement activity near ￰16￱ police units had unknowingly passed Isiah and the victim returning from the cabin, with the pair pulling over to allow emergency vehicles to ￰17￱ Crypto Violence Epidemic Reaches Record Levels The Texas case joins an alarming surge in crypto-related kidnappings worldwide, with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reporting 35 wrench attacks globally in July 2025 , surpassing nearly all previous ￰18￱ spike correlates directly with Bitcoin’s rise to over $122,000 in early July.) August 31, 2025 The convictions included 11 serving and former police officers, as well as one former ￰19￱ to this massive surge in crypto violence, Security firm Infinite Risks International reports a rise in demand for 24/7 protection services from crypto executives, specifically citing fears of ￰20￱ visible nature of on-chain wealth combined with poor custody practices creates what experts describe as “prime hunting grounds for criminals.” Looking forward, the Garcia brothers confessed after their September 22 arrest in Texas, with both facing federal kidnapping charges carrying severe penalties yet to be determined.