An Oregon guy who posed as an undercover police officer, abducted a lady in Seattle and drove her loads of miles to his house, the place he locked her in a makeshift cinder block cellular till she used to be in a position to flee, has been arrested, government stated Wednesday.
Negasi Zuberi, 29, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, faces a number of prison fees, together with interstate kidnapping, in connection to the July 15 assault, the Justice Division stated. Investigators are in search of further sufferers after he used to be connected to sexual attacks in a minimum of 4 extra states.Â
“The extra we glance into this situation, the extra we turn into involved as legislation enforcement that there could also be extra that we are lacking,” Stephanie Shark, the assistant particular agent accountable for the FBI’s Portland box place of business, stated right through a information convention. “We’re involved that if we paintings backward that we are going to in finding a large number of sufferers.”
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Negasi Zuberi, 29, allegedly abducted a lady in Seattle and locked her in a makeshift cinder block cellular in his Oregon house prior to she escaped, the FBI stated. (FBI)
The FBI stated Zuberi, who additionally went via Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi, drove 450 miles from his Oregon house to Seattle, the place he solicited a prostitute whilst pretending to be a legislation enforcement officer, government stated.Â
He allegedly pointed a laser on the girl, positioned her in handcuffs and leg irons and put her within the again seat of his automobile. He allegedly sexually assaulted her time and again right through the commute.Â
When they arrived at his house in Klamath Falls, Zuberi put her within the makeshift single-door cellular in a storage. As soon as he left, the lady banged at the door and used to be in a position to flee a couple of hours later.Â
The girl used to be positioned in a makeshift cinder block cellular in a storage the place she used to be stored for hours, government stated. (FBI)
As soon as she escaped, the lady flagged down a motorist who known as 911. She sustained some lacerations and used to be doing smartly, government stated.Â
Zuberi fled after the lady break out, and used to be arrested in Reno, Nevada.
In a information free up, Shark stated the lady’s “fast considering and can to live on could have stored different ladies from a an identical nightmare.”
A view of the entrance of the makeshift cinder block cellular. (FBI)
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Government stated they consider Zuberi had best been in Oregon for a couple of months. He has lived in numerous states since 2016, investigators stated. Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington are some of the conceivable states the place he could have prior to now lived, the FBI stated.
Somebody who has knowledge or believes they could also be a sufferer is requested to talk over with the site: fbi.gov/SakimaVictims or name 1-800-CALL-FBI.
