2nd suspect in alleged NYC crypto kidnapping surrenders, police say

A second person wanted in the alleged crypto kidnapping case in New York City turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning, police said.

Police sources told CBS News New York the man is a business partner and alleged accomplice of 37-year-old John Woeltz, the cryptocurrency investor accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man earlier this month to steal his Bitcoin.

The NYPD identified the second man as William Duplessie, of Miami, Florida. He was charged with kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a firearm.

John Woeltz charged in alleged NYC crypto kidnapping

According to court documents, Woeltz and an accomplice held the victim captive inside a SoHo apartment for three weeks…

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