John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- have since been indicted by a grand jury on a dozen counts, including kidnapping, assault and coercion.

When a bloodied man ran from a townhouse in an affluent New York neighbourhood, he revealed a complex and grisly tale of alleged cryptocurrency kidnapping.

John Woeltz, 37, has been charged with two counts of assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the New York City Police Department.

John Woeltz rented the Prince Street townhouse in Nolita where the alleged kidnapping and torture took place. An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and ...

New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, May 23, 2025, in New York. Kava Gorna via AP. MORE: 2 NYPD detectives employed by suspect in crypto torture case under investigation: Sources.

We're gonna name John Woeltz at that address. I don't know if you have history." The Livingston County Sheriff's Office told CBS News New York that they cannot comment or provide records since it is ...

John Woeltz, 37, was arrested Friday on charges of kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and assault, among other charges. New York law enforcement says that Woeltz and an unnamed associate spent the ...

2nd suspect accused in NYC crypto kidnapping arraigned 02:12. A second person wanted in the alleged crypto kidnapping case in New York City turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning, police ...

John Woeltz and William Duplessie face kidnapping charges after the 28-year-old victim escaped from the New York City townhouse where he was allegedly being held captive and tortured ...

John Woeltz was arrested on May 23, court records show. According to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan criminal court, an unnamed man told New York City police that Woeltz and another man ...

A Kentucky man, 37-year-old John Woeltz, was arrested in Lower Manhattan over the weekend, accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist. Police report that Woeltz and an accomplice held ...

Crypto Kidnapping Torture Bitcoin Paducah John Woeltz Armed Investigation. ... — The man accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man for 17 days in New York has ties to a case in Kentucky.