Three Tennessee men have been indicted on charges related to a coordinated series of violent home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders across California. Between November and December of last year, the alleged perpetrators—Elijah Armstrong (21), Nino Chindavanh (21), and Jayden Rucker (25)—orchestrated what prosecutors call a "brazen, violent, and dangerous" scheme that resulted in over $6.5 million in stolen digital assets.
The operational technique was disturbingly simple. The men posed as delivery workers, initially testing whether victims were home by placing fake food orders. Once they identified an occupied residence, they allegedly forced their way inside using firearms, duct tape, and zip ties. Victims were physically restrained while attackers demanded access to cryptocurrency wallets and seed phrases—the cryptographic keys that grant complete control over digital assets.
From Pizza to Payoff
According to the indictment, th...
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