September 24, 2025
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Mahtomedi homecoming canceled amid manhunt for Grant kidnapping suspects

Mahtomedi High School canceled its homecoming football game on the advice of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office due to ongoing law enforcement activity near campus, with electronic ticket purchases to be refunded. The cancellation coincided with a shelter-in-place as authorities searched for Texas brothers Raymond and Isiah Garcia, who are charged in Washington County in a Grant home-invasion kidnapping and robbery involving armed suspects, a hostage, and the forced transfer of more than $72,000 in cryptocurrency.

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Texas brothers charged in cryptocurrency kidnapping, robbery in MN
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Katie.Wermus@fox.com (Katie Wermus) September 24, 2025
New information:
  • Cancellation was connected to a shelter-in-place during the search for two Texas brothers accused of a Grant home-invasion kidnapping
  • Suspects identified as Raymond and Isiah Garcia; charged in Washington County via warrant
  • Incident involved armed suspects, hostage-taking, and forced transfer of over $72,000 in cryptocurrency
Mahtomedi football game canceled due to 'law enforcement activity' near campus
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Kilat.Fitzgerald@fox.com (Kilat Fitzgerald) September 20, 2025
New information:
  • District says cancellation was on advice of the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
  • Safety alert cites 'ongoing law enforcement activity' near the campus.
  • It was the homecoming football game.
  • All electronic ticket purchases will be refunded.
  • Source of information is a Mahtomedi Public Schools social media post.