Overview
- A federal complaint says a Grant, Minnesota, family was held at gunpoint for nine hours on Sept. 19 while the attackers forced cryptocurrency transfers totaling $8 million.
- The brothers were arrested Sept. 22 in Waller, Texas, after investigators linked a Houston rental car to the crime using GPS data, motel records and a Wendy’s receipt found near the scene.
- Isiah Garcia confessed after his arrest, admitting the trip to Minnesota, the armed home invasion and coercing the victim to a family cabin to access additional funds, according to federal filings.
- Both defendants made initial federal court appearances Thursday on kidnapping charges, which come in addition to Washington County counts including kidnapping with a firearm, aggravated robbery and burglary.
- Coverage highlights a gap between the county complaint’s roughly $72,000 in transfers and the federal $8 million valuation, and investigators reported recovering no cryptocurrency.