Overview

• John Woeltz was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on charges including kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment and is due for arraignment on June 11 while held without bail.
• Co-defendant William Duplessie surrendered on May 27, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges and awaits his own indictment after allegedly helping orchestrate the abduction.
• Prosecutors allege Woeltz and Duplessie bound, beat, electrocuted and dangled the 28-year-old victim from a staircase over 17 days to compel him to reveal his Bitcoin password.
• A search of the luxury SoHo townhouse uncovered Polaroid photos of the victim’s torment, body armor, night-vision goggles, chicken wire, cocaine and other implements of torture.
• The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating two detectives who worked off-duty security for the suspects; both officers have been placed on modified duty pending the outcome of the review.