Overview

• Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, made initial federal court appearances on kidnapping charges and also face Washington County counts of kidnapping with a firearm, aggravated robbery and burglary.
• Court filings allege the men held a Grant, Minn., family at gunpoint for about nine hours with an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun and forced transfers of cryptocurrency, including a coerced trip to a family cabin to access a hard-drive wallet.
• The U.S. Attorney's Office says $8 million in cryptocurrency was stolen, a figure far higher than the earlier county complaint that cited roughly $72,000, and authorities have not disclosed any recovery of the funds.
• Investigators report finding a suitcase with a disassembled AR-15 and a Wendy’s receipt near the home, then using surveillance and rental car GPS to track a Texas-plated Chevy Malibu from Minnesota to Waller, Texas, where both brothers were arrested; Isiah Garcia allegedly confessed.
• The search prompted Mahtomedi Public Schools to cancel a homecoming game, and prosecutors note the brothers were frequently on calls with an unidentified third party who appeared to direct the transfers as they now seek detention pending trial.