NEW YORK - A man and a woman are in custody after allegedly kidnapping and assaulting an Italian tourist inside a Lower Manhattan apartment.

What happened?

According to the NYPD, the 28-year-old male tourist managed to escape after being held for more than a week.

He flagged down an on-duty traffic agent and told the officer he had been assaulted and held against his will.

Police arrested 37-year-old John Woeltz at his apartment on Prince Street in the Soho neighborhood on Friday morning.

He was barefoot with a robe on at the time.

What we know:

Officers responded to the address around 10 a.m., and witnesses described a dramatic scene as police, SWAT teams, and emergency vehicles swarmed the area.

Cell phone footage showed Woeltz being led out of the townhouse barefoot and wearin

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