Two Texas brothers have confessed to their roles in the brazen armed robbery of a Minnesota family in which they were held captive at gunpoint for hours and more than $8 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from them. Isiah on June 18, 2026 Angelo Garcia25 and Raymond Christian Garcia24, both from Waller, Texasfiled a criminal complaint U.S. District Court in Minneapolis before the judge Ann D. Montgomery.
Each made a single allegation of interference with commerce by robbery.
Federal prosecutors said the men used firearms during the September 2025 crime and agreed to pay full restitution of more than $8 million.
Each defendant faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, with sentencing dates to be determined at a later time.
Court documents describe a meticulously planned home invasion that unfolded on the morning of Sept. 19, 2025, in the small community of Grant in Washington County.
The brothers had left Texas days earlier after renting a car near Houston.
While the male victim was taking out trash, they approached him from the front of his home, brandished firearms including an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun, tied his hands with zip ties, and forced him inside.
Once inside the house, the duo woke the victim’s wife and adult son at gunpoint, bound their hands with zip ties, and ordered them to lie on the floor.
The family was held captive for more than eight hours as the intruders demanded access to their cryptocurrency accounts.
Isiah GarciaWith the help of her brother, she forced the husband at gunpoint to log into multiple accounts and transfer large sums of money into one. digital wallet It is controlled by robbers.
The brothers reportedly called an unidentified third party multiple times, who provided technical details about transfers and wallets.
When the robbers discovered additional cryptocurrency stored on a hard drive device at the family’s cabin roughly three hours north in the Grand Rapids area,
Isiah Garcia She forced the husband into the family’s own truck and took him there under threat of violence.
At the booth, the victim was allowed to retrieve the device and complete other transfers.
The total stolen amount exceeded 8 million dollars digital assets. While Isiah and her husband were returning, Raymond’s son managed to call 911 after he briefly walked away.
When deputies arrived, they found his wife and son still tied up. Raymond escaped through the back door.
The brothers left several items at the scene, including a disassembled rifle, ammunition, clothing and a bag, which were later identified as belonging to them. Isiah reportedly fired a shotgun into the parking lot of a nearby school.
Law law enforcement quickly identified the couple through items left behind and tracked the rental car to their home in Texas, where they were arrested on September 22, 2025.
Isiah later confessed key details of the plot.
The protracted gunfight terrified the victims and led to a massive multi-agency response by law enforcement.
The incident also led local officials to cancel a nearby high school homecoming football game out of an abundance of community safety precautions.
While both brothers confessed to their crimes, they admitted to using guns to threaten and control the family throughout the ordeal.
US Attorney Daniel N. Rosen He emphasized that violent crimes motivated by financial gain will be met with determined prosecution.
The FBI and local officials highlighted the coordinated investigation involving Minnesota and Texas This resolved the case.
Confessions of guilty marks a major step towards accountability in one of the more worrying cases cryptocurrency-violent crimes in recent years.
Even though the stolen money was not fully recovered, the brothers agreed to pay compensation. provides some measure financial compensation for victims. The sentence will determine the length of prison time each will serve for their role in the nine hours of terror inflicted on a Minnesota family.
