Overview
- Jackson Sullivan, 17, and Skylar LaPaille, 16, allegedly posed as delivery workers, restrained two adults with duct tape, and demanded access to roughly $66 million in cryptocurrency at a Scottsdale home on January 31.
- A third victim called 911 from hiding, and officers arrested the suspects after a brief pursuit of a blue Subaru with stolen plates that ended in a shopping-center parking lot.
- Police recovered a 3D-printed gun with no ammunition during the arrest, and investigators have not determined whether the weapon was functional.
- Prosecutors filed eight felony counts including kidnapping, aggravated assault, second-degree burglary, and aggravated robbery; both teens are being tried as adults and were released on $50,000 bonds with electronic monitoring.
- Police filings say unidentified organizers known as “Red” and “8” directed the plot via Signal and sent $1,000 for supplies, a scenario analysts link to rising “wrench attacks” targeting digital-asset holders.