Texas Brothers Admit to Gunpoint Kidnapping of Minnesota Family, Forcing Transfer of Over $8 Million in Cryptocurrency

DATELINE: WALLER, Texas, June 19 — Two brothers have pleaded guilty to an armed kidnapping that unfolded in Minnesota last year, according to recent court documents. Isiah Angelo Garcia and Raymond Christian Garcia, both from the Houston area, admitted to breaking into a family home in Grant, Minnesota, on September 19, 2025. They held the family at gunpoint, tied them up for more than eight hours, forced the household’s father to transfer over $8 million from his cryptocurrency account, and coerced him to travel to a northern cabin to retrieve additional digital storage devices. After the victims’ son contacted police, the Garcia brothers fled the scene but were arrested later in the Houston area. In a Minneapolis federal court, the pair entered guilty pleas to the charge of “interference with commerce by means of robbery.” Each faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and has agreed to pay over $8 million in restitution to the victims. No sentencing date has been set yet.