Two people were arrested in New York City on Friday in connection with the kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist, authorities said.

Lawyers for John Woeltz, charged in the crypto kidnapping case, raised questions about the timing of his arrest and evidence discovery during a court hearing. Authorities say Woeltz and his partner knew the victim,

The duo was spotted there on multiple nights in a row, reportedly spending between $80,000 and $100,000 during each visit.

A second suspect was arrested in connection with a twisted kidnapping and torture plot that played out inside a luxury New York City townhouse that was all over stolen Bitcoin, prosecutors said. William Duplessie,

Woeltz's supposed assistant, Beatrice Folchi, 24, was also taken into custody in relation to the crime and faces one count of first-degree kidnapping and one count of first-degree unlawful imprisonment.

Cryptocurrency investor John Woeltz has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault and one charge each of kidnapping, imprisonment and criminal possession of a firearm after police claim he kidnapped and tortured an Italian tourist in New York City.

Sources said cryptocurrency investor John Woeltz took the man's passport, tied him up, tortured and photographed him until the man managed to escape and alert authorities.

Two individuals were arrested in New York for the kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist in a Bitcoin-related crime. John Woeltz faces serious charges, while the fate of his co-accused, Beatrice Folchi,