A third individual, suspected of being connected to the recent kidnapping, torture and attempted extortion of an Italian tourist in New York City, surrendered to law enforcement on May 27.
33-year-old William Duplessie was taken into custody by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and will be charged with “kidnapping and false imprisonment of an associate,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
The incident comes amid a data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/violent-crypto-robberies-rise-six-attacks-investors” title=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/violent-crypto-robberies-rise-six-attacks-investors”>string of kidnappings and ransom attempts targeting crypto investors and their loved ones, prompting data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-execs-beef-up-security-following-kidnappings” title=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-execs-beef-up-security-following-kidnappings”>additional security measures…
