A crypto entrepreneur was arrested after a tourist from Italy told police he was tortured in the suspect's luxury apartment in New York City for more than two weeks, according to police.
The alleged victim, 28, told police he arrived in New York from Italy on May 6 and went to the home of the suspect, identified by police as John Woeltz.
Woeltz, 37, allegedly took the man's passport and tortured him before he was able to escape Friday morning, running to a traffic enforcement officer for help, police said. The alleged victim was taken to the hospital, police said.
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