That fall, Duplessie began visiting a new friend, John Woeltz, at his home in Kentucky. The 150-acre property abutted the ...

William Duplessie and John Woeltz hatched grandiose plans in business and politics but instead drew charges in an alleged ...

"I know his whole family. It's heartbreaking. I don't know what happened. He was a really good person," one former classmate ...

The ex of John Woeltz – who was recently sprung from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond – also discovered her car had been shot up amid their breakup.

Charlie Zakkour, a cast member of Bravo's reality series Next Gen NYC, was present outside a Soho townhouse during the arrest ...

After cops led a barefoot and bathrobe-clad John Woeltz out of his luxe Soho digs the morning of May 23, the Kentucky native gave up the name of his associate William Duplessie that afternoon, ...

Woeltz’s co-defendant, William Duplessie, remains in custody. Their next court date is in October, according to Best. The two men have pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, assault, unlawful ...

Woeltz’s co-defendant, William Duplessie, remains in custody. Their next court date is in October, according to Best.

FILE-William Duplessie is pictured in police custody leaving the NYPD's 13th Precinct stationhouse in Manhattan, New York, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Kidnapping and extortion are growing concerns in the crypto world, with cases rising alongside the price of bitcoin.