(NEW YORK) -- A second suspect in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man in a luxury New York City apartment surrendered on Tuesday, police said.
Like co-defendant John Woeltz, the second suspect is expected to face charges of kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment, according to police. The man -- William Duplessie -- turned himself in at the NYPD's 13th Precinct.
Duplessie did not respond to reporters' shouted questions while being escorted out of the precinct Tuesday afternoon. An attorney for the suspect had no comment when contacted by ABC News.
Woeltz, a crypto entrepreneur, was arrested Friday after a tourist from Italy told police he was tortured in the suspect's eight-bedroom SoHo townhouse for more than two weeks, according to police.
The alleged 28-year-old victim told police he arrived in New York from Italy on May 6 and went to Woeltz's home.
Assistant District Attorney Michael Mattson said Woeltz and Duplessie allegedly lured the alleged victim to New York from Italy by threatening to have the alleged victim’s family killed.
Once the alleged victim arrived, he was stripped of his electronics and passport. He was then bound by the wrists and subjected to beatings, electric shock and a hit to the head from a gun.
Woeltz allegedly carried the alleged victim to the top flight of stairs and hung him over the ledge and threatened to kill him he did not provide his Bitcoin password.
The victim told authorities Woeltz and Duplessie used a saw to cut his leg, urinated on him and forced him to smoke crack cocaine by holding him down or forcing a pipe into his mouth, prosecutors said.
The alleged victim was finally able to escape after believing he was going to be shot by telling his captors he would provide the defendant with his Bitcoin password contained on his laptop. When Woeltz left the victim to retrieve the laptop, the alleged victim was able to escape down the stairs.
Inside the townhouse, prosecutors said detectives recovered a saw, crack cocaine, chicken wire, t-shirts with pictures of the alleged victim with the crack cocaine pipe in his mouth, body armor, night vision goggles, ballistic helmets, polaroid pictures of the alleged victim with a firearm pointed to his head, in addition to firearm ammunition.
Law enforcement also observed blood in various areas in the apartment where the victim indicated he was being tortured.
A gun was recovered in the home, police said.
Woeltz did not make any comments to reporters as he was escorted out of his apartment by police in handcuffs last week. He was held without bail on charges of kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment during his initial appearance in court Saturday. He did not enter a plea.
Prosecutors convinced the judge to hold Woeltz without bail by pointing out that he is from Kentucky and has the means to flee, including a private jet and helicopter.
Woeltz is next due in court Wednesday. His attorney had no comment on the case following Woeltz's arrest.
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