Federal prosecutors in Minnesota said two brothers from Waller, Texas, have been sentenced for their roles in an armed kidnapping and crypto extortion case tied to an attack on a family in Grant, Minnesota.
According to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen and details in court filings, Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia traveled from Texas to Minnesota on Sept. 19, 2025. Prosecutors said they entered the victims’ home with firearms, restrained family members with zip ties, and held them at gunpoint for more than nine hours while demanding access to cryptocurrency accounts.
Court records said the brothers did not obtain the amount they wanted at the house. They then forced the victim to drive to the family’s vacation property in northern Minnesota, where additional crypto storage devices were retrieved and funds were transferred. The victim was ultimately forced to send more than $8 million in cryptocurrency.
After the victims’ son contacted police, the two men fled. Law enforcement later identified and arrested them near Houston, Texas. The brothers pleaded guilty in June 2026 and were sentenced on Oct. 29. Raymond Christian Garcia received 180 months in prison, while Isiah Angelo Garcia was sentenced to 186 months.
Odaily reported that U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen said Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia, both from Waller, Texas, were sentenced for their roles in an armed kidnapping and cryptocurrency extortion case tied to a family in Grant, Minnesota. Raymond Christian Garcia received 180 months in prison, and Isiah Angelo Garcia was sentenced to 186 months.
Court filings detail the attack
According to court documents, the two men traveled from Texas to Minnesota on Sept. 19, 2025. They allegedly entered the victims’ home in Grant while armed, tied up family members with zip ties, and held the family at gunpoint for more than nine hours while forcing the victim to provide access to cryptocurrency accounts.
After failing to obtain the amount they wanted, the two men then forced the victim to drive to the family’s vacation home in northern Minnesota. There, they retrieved additional cryptocurrency storage devices and moved funds, ultimately forcing the victim to transfer more than $8 million in crypto.
Arrest followed their escape
After the victims’ son called police, the two men fled the scene. Law enforcement later identified and arrested them near Houston, Texas.
The pair pleaded guilty in June 2026 and were sentenced on Oct. 29.
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