Crypto Investor Accused of Kidnapping and Torture

Okay, so get this crazy story. A guy, turns out he's 37, who does that crypto stuff, you know, investing in it? Well, they say a grand jury has, like, officially accused him.

What for? Kidnapping! Turns out he allegedly grabbed a business partner right there in fancy Soho in Manhattan. And get this, kept him for three whole weeks. Supposedly, he even zapped him with electric wires and held him over a staircase. Why? To try and force him to give up his Bitcoin password. Wild, right?

Prosecutors spilled the beans on Wednesday. This guy, John Woeltz is his name, got arrested on May 23rd, the court papers show. So, what happened according to the complaint filed in Manhattan criminal court? Some guy, they didn't say his name, told the New York City police that Woeltz and another dude, William Duplessie, took his gadgets and passport on May 6th. They wanted his password so they could swipe his cryptocurrency. Seriously?

Woeltz and Duplessie, who is 33, havn't said if they're guilty or not yet. Their lawyers didn't wanna talk about it. The news around here has been calling Woeltz a crypto investor and said the guy who was supposedly held was Italian. Both of them had some connection to a crypto hedge fund in New York, according to the New York Times, which apparently got the info from a police report an official talked about.

When the guy wouldn't hand over his password, Woeltz and Duplessie supposedly started beating him up, really badly, until he finally got away weeks later. They tied his wrists, hit him on the head with a gun, and even threatened his family, the complaints against them say. Duplessie was arrested on Tuesday and is supposed to be in court for a preliminary hearing on Friday. The judges said both guys have to stay locked up. Woeltz is set to be arraigned on June 11th. Pretty wild, huh?