WATCH: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says WATCH: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says
Watch: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says A surveillance camera captured the dramatic moment a barefoot hostage victim made his daring escape after allegedly being kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse. Video obtained exclusively by CNN shows the 28-year-old Italian crypto trader sprinting up from the basement of the Nolita home on Prince Street, flinging open a gate, and darting past a stunned pedestrian before flagging down police on Friday, May 23. The man had allegedly been held hostage for 17 days by two business associates, including alleged “Crypto King of Kentucky” John Woeltz, in what prosecutors sa…
'Cut And Run' Maryland Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial 'Cut And Run' Maryland Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial
'Cut And Run' Maryland Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial A Southern Maryland man who snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared while awaiting trial has been caught, authorities said. Andrew Phillip Nelson, 29, of Hollywood, was apprehended without incident on Wednesday, May 28, in Mechanicsville, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Nelson had been on the run since April 21, when deputies responded to a tampering alert from his GPS monitoring device in the 43000 block of Saint Johns Road in Hollywood. When they got there, they found the device ditched—and no sign of Nelson. A witness told deputies they saw Nelson use bolt cu…
Perfect Timing: Thugs Who Beat Off-Duty Cop Cuffed In VA Just As He's Released From Hospital Perfect Timing: Thugs Who Beat Off-Duty Cop Cuffed In VA Just As He's Released From Hospital
Perfect Timing: Thugs Who Beat Off-Duty Cop Cuffed In VA Just As He's Released From Hospital Two men accused of brutally beating and robbing an off-duty NYPD officer were captured with help from the U.S. Marshals Service — including one right as the officer was released from the hospital, officials said. Chowdhury Nafees was beaten and robbed by suspects later identified as Taveon Hargrove and Wayne Lucas before dawn on Saturday, May 24, at 1472 St. Peter’s Ave. in Westchester Square, the NY Post reports. Nafees was knocked to the ground and punched in the face as one of the masked men held a knife to his throat and robbed him of his belongings and his service weapon, off…
Knife-Wielding Maryland Man Stabs Passenger On DC Metrobus: Prosecutors Knife-Wielding Maryland Man Stabs Passenger On DC Metrobus: Prosecutors
Knife-Wielding Maryland Man Stabs Passenger On DC Metrobus: Prosecutors A knife-wielding Maryland Metrobus passenger cornered two strangers, threatened to kill them, and stabbed one during a terrifying ride through Washington, DC, prosecutors say. Ankintola Olowofoyeku, 43, of Hyattsville, was indicted in DC Superior Court on multiple charges following an incident last summer that left one person with a stab wound, authorities announced.  The charges stem from a random attack aboard a Route 70 Metrobus on July 21, 2024, near Georgia Avenue NW and Jefferson Street NW. According to court documents, Olowofoyeku began screaming at two strangers and demanding …
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA 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, 32, surrendered to NYPD detectives on Tuesday morning, May 27, days after his partner, 37-year–old John Woeltz, was charged with holding an Italian business associate hostage for over two weeks, the Manhattan DA’s Office said. Duplessie and Woeltz, the so-called “Crypto King Of Kentucky,” abducted the victim on Tuesday, May 6, at a townhouse on Prince Street in Nolita and stole hi…
Mom Beat Son With Belt, Choked Him In DMV Domestic Incident, Police Say Mom Beat Son With Belt, Choked Him In DMV Domestic Incident, Police Say
Mom Beat Son With Belt, Choked Him In DMV Domestic Incident, Police Say A Virginia mother is facing charges after police say she choked her young son and hit him with a belt at their Woodbridge home. Danielle Alexis Hill, 34, of Woodbridge, is accused of strangling and physically disciplining her son — a boy under the age of 10 — during a domestic incident, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police say the assault happened on Thursday, May 22, in their family home in the 14500 block of Gideon Drive. The following day, the child reported the incident to school staff, who then contacted police. A school nurse evaluated the victim and found…
Teens Forced To ATM At Gunpoint In Brazen Maryland Robbery, Police Say Teens Forced To ATM At Gunpoint In Brazen Maryland Robbery, Police Say
Teens Forced To ATM At Gunpoint In Brazen Maryland Robbery, Police Say A group of teens was marched to an ATM at gunpoint in a brazen Bethesda robbery — until their attackers bolted when a Montgomery County police cruiser pulled up, authorities said. Three suspects — including two young men from Chevy Chase — have been charged in connection with an armed robbery that unfolded in downtown Bethesda, authorities announced Friday, May 23. The robbery happened just before 10:50 p.m. on Monday, April 21, near Woodmont Avenue and Old Georgetown Road, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. That’s when three suspects approached four juvenile victims …
Maryland Man Chokes Mother Of His Child, Hides In Attic From Cops: Sheriff Maryland Man Chokes Mother Of His Child, Hides In Attic From Cops: Sheriff
Maryland Man Chokes Mother Of His Child, Hides In Attic From Cops: Sheriff Yohance Omari Eubanks punched her, choked her, pinned her to the floor — then tried to hide in the attic under storage bins when police came knocking, officials said. Eubanks, 41, of Clinton, is being held without bond after a brutal overnight assault on the mother of his child, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday, May 23. Officials say that a woman flagged down a patrol officer on May 18, telling him she had just escaped her house after being violently attacked. She told police the assault began the day before — Saturday, May 17 — while they were driving through Prince Geor…
Maryland Teen On Ankle Monitor Kidnapped 12-Year-Old Walking To School, Police Say Maryland Teen On Ankle Monitor Kidnapped 12-Year-Old Walking To School, Police Say
Maryland Teen On Ankle Monitor Kidnapped 12-Year-Old Walking To School, Police Say He was already being tracked for other crimes — but that didn’t stop him from allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old boy on his way to school, police say. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a violent kidnapping and robbery that took place in the 2500 block of Aisquith Street on Monday, May 19, according to the Baltimore Police Department on Friday, May 23. Police say the 12-year-old victim was walking to school when he was approached by three teens who implied they were armed and demanded his belongings.  When he refused, they forced him into a nearby home,…
‘You Are Served’: Woman Spits On Interim US Attorney In DC, Outs Herself On X, Feds Say ‘You Are Served’: Woman Spits On Interim US Attorney In DC, Outs Herself On X, Feds Say
‘You Are Served’: Woman Spits On Interim US Attorney In DC, Outs Herself On X, Feds Say Emily Gabriella Sommer didn’t just spit on a federal prosecutor in public — she went online and bragged about it in vivid detail, authorities said. The 32-year-old District resident was arrested this week after being charged in connection with a bizarre incident earlier this month involving former Interim US Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr., according to the Department of Justice. The charge? Assaulting, resisting, or impeding a government official — a federal crime. The alleged assault happened on May 8, around 3:30 p.m., right outside the US Attorney’s Office on the 600 block of D Street NW…
Maryland Dad Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Road Rage Incident: State Police Maryland Dad Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Road Rage Incident: State Police
Maryland Dad Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Road Rage Incident: State Police A Maryland father says a man pointed a gun at him, his wife — and their 2-year-old daughter — during a road rage encounter on Route 279 in Cecil County, according to Maryland State Police. Javoughn Berbick, 43, of Elkton, was arrested, and is being held without bond after troopers say he brandished a loaded handgun during a traffic dispute over the weekend. The incident happened on Saturday, May 17, on Route 279 near Fletchwood Road, police said. According to investigators, the victim told troopers the driver of a black Kia Optima aimed a gun at him, his wife, and their 2-year-old child du…
Maryland Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say Maryland Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say
Maryland Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say A 15-year-old Baltimore boy is facing adult charges after police say he shot another teen — and accidentally shot himself during the same encounter. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, in the 300 block of South Macon Street, according to Baltimore Police. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the arm and the 15-year-old suspect with a gunshot wound to the thigh.  Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police later determined the younger teen was the shooter — and that his own injury was self-inflicted during th…