Forced to take cocaine, threatened with chainsaw: How crypto investor escaped NYC torture chamber | World News
A cryptocurrency investor from Kentucky allegedly held and tortured an Italian businessman in a luxury flat in Manhattan for over two weeks in a bid to steal his digital currency passwords, according to reports.
The businessman, 28, managed to escape the apartment on Prince Street in SoHo on Friday morning and ran to a police officer for help. He told police he had been held captive and tortured, quoting unnamed sources.
John Woeltz, 37, was arrested shortly afterwards. He is facing charges including kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment and weapon possession.
Photos found at the scene reportedly showed the victim tied up with electrical wires. In one image, he appeared to be bound to…
