The Texas brothers who kidnapped a Grant man and held his wife and adult son hostage at gunpoint for nine hours last week stole $8 million in cryptocurrency from the family, authorities said Thursday.

The men were charged Wednesday with kidnapping in U.S. District Court. Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, both of Waller, Texas, also face seven counts each in Washington County District Court in connection with the armed kidnapping, burglary and aggravated robbery Sept. 19 at a house in the 7300 block of Inwood Way North.

The brothers were arrested Monday in Texas.

The armed kidnapping and cryptocurrency heist caused a “shelter in place” warning to be issued in the immediate area of 75th Street North and Inwood Way in Grant and caused the cancellation of Mahtomedi

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