Kidnapper Negasi Zuberi posed as undercover cop before abducting woman in Seattle and driving her seven hours to his rental home owned by the town’s MAYOR – where she miraculously escaped from cinder block cell’.
After a woman escaped from a makeshift “dungeon” made of cinder blocks in a man’s Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states.
The man, 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi, was taken into federal custody on suspicion of kidnapping across state lines after a woman from Seattle escaped from his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, according to a news release from the FBI Portland Field Office. The woman also said she was sexually assaulted, the FBI said.
Who is Negasi Zuberi?
Negasi Zuberi is an alleged kidnapper from Klamath Falls, Oregon.
On July 16, 2023, he was arrested and charged with interstate kidnapping.
That day, he was taken into custody after police identified him at a Walmart in Reno, Nevada; where he was shopping with his wife.
Before cops could apprehend Zuberi, he engaged officers in a nearly hour-long standoff.
Police also believe Zuberi is linked to at least four additional violent sexual assaults.
Since 2016, Zuberi has lived in 10 different states including; California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, and Nevada.
His other aliases are listed as Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi.
His Klamath Falls neighbors described him as “not overly friendly but not a jerk.”
“Nothing stood out to me that would speak to anything like what he’s being accused of,” Melanie McClure told NBC News.
“I guess I’m surprised that I didn’t notice anything. Here’s the thing…anybody can hide anything.”
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Who are Negasi Zuberi victims?
The FBI has yet to reveal the identities of Zuberi’s reported victims.
However, investigators have linked him to the case of one abducted Seattle woman and four more alleged sexual assault cases.
The FBI stated Zuberi’s methods of luring victims included impersonating a police officer, drugging their drinks, and soliciting sex workers that he violently assaulted.
On July 15, 2023, the Seattle woman in question was taken against her will and taken to Zuberi’s home in Klamath Falls.
In her recollection of the abduction, the woman alleges she was sexually assaulted and held captive in a makeshift prison cell in the garage of the accused kidnapper’s residence.
“According to the complaint, this woman was kidnapped, chained, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell,” said the FBI’s Stephanie Shark.
“The woman fought for her life, beating the doors and the walls of this cell with bloodied hands.
“The victim’s focus, will, and determination triggered a law enforcement response that may have actually saved many other women from a similar nightmare.
“Zuberi has been linked to at least four sexual assaults in at least four states. We believe there may be more victims.
“The disturbing evidence uncovered to date points to an individual’s ongoing and escalating pattern of violence targeting women in multiple states throughout the country.”
If he’s convicted of interstate kidnapping, Zuberi could possibly face life in prison.
Hopefully, this article was able to provide you with all the necessary information about Negasi Zuberi .
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