The investigators found a saw, a chicken thread, a body armor, ammunition and photos of the alleged victim with a weapon pointed towards his head.
New York – The New York Post Reports that a Swiss cryptocurrency millionaire sought to question in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist will go to the New York Police Service this week.
It comes after the arrest on Friday from John WoeltzThe so-called “Kentucky Crypto King” who is accused of having held a man hostage for weeks in a house in town in New York, to beat him, to shock the electric wires and to hang him from a rim.
The officials say it was to get his Bitcoin password.
The police said that the alleged victim told them that he had arrived in New York from Italy on May 6 and went to the suspect’s home, where he said that Woeltz took his passport and threatened his life until he could escape Friday, who leaves the apartment to a traffic agent to obtain aid.
Police then arrested Woeltz, who was barefoot in a robe as he stuck him.
“I saw the team of Swat in a way with the shields, then shortly after, a guy in a white dress and handcuffs come out,” said a witness.
Investigators say they recovered a saw, a chicken thread, a bulletproof vest, ammunition and photos of the alleged victim with a gun pointed towards his head.
Sources of application of the law say that they examine if the Italian has been hired for sex work and if the two knew each other in the world of cryptocurrency.
Woeltz is accused of kidnapping, assault and illegal imprisonment. He is detained without surety to worry that he could be a risk of theft as the owner of a private jet and a helicopter.
Wednesday, Woeltz must return to court. His lawyer did not comment. The alleged victim would have been covered with cuts and bruises when he escaped.
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