Oregon: Lady punched her method out of storage cell after being kidnapped by faux policeman, FBI says
A lady kidnapped and held captive in a makeshift cell by a person posing as an undercover police officer punched her solution to freedom, the FBI has mentioned.
Negasi Zuberi, 29, allegedly snatched the unnamed sufferer off a road in Seattle on 15 July earlier than driving her round 450 miles to his rented residence in Klamath Falls, Oregon – a seven-hour journey – and locking her within the storage.
“This woman was kidnapped, chained, sexually assaulted and locked in a… cell,” Stephanie Shark, assistant particular agent accountable for the FBI’s area workplace in Portland, Oregon, mentioned in a press release.
“Police say she beat the door with her hands until they were bloody in order to break free.”
Now officers are on the lookout for different potential victims after linking Zuberi to sexual assaults in a minimum of 4 different states.
The lady’s “quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare,” Ms Shark added.
The lady punched her method out of the makeshift cell after ‘realising she would possible die if she did not attempt to escape’. Pic: AP
Investigators say Zuberi – who additionally used the names Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi – solicited the girl, recognized solely as Adult Victim 1, to interact in prostitution alongside Aurora Avenue in Seattle, an space identified for intercourse work.
He allegedly claimed to be an undercover police officer, displaying a badge earlier than pointing a stun gun at her and putting her in handcuffs and leg irons.
He then put her into the again of his car earlier than driving residence – stopping to sexually assault her on the way in which, the sufferer mentioned.
Victim realised ‘she would possible die’ if she did not attempt to break away
Adult Victim 1 was put within the cell constructed from cinder blocks (concrete breeze blocks) – with steel bars on the door.
She mentioned she “briefly slept and awoke to the realisation she would likely die if she did not attempt to escape”.
Negasi Zuberi. Pic: AP/FBI
“She repeatedly punched the door with her own hands,” mentioned Klamath Falls Police Captain, Rob Reynolds.
“She had several lacerations on her knuckles.”
The lady broke among the door’s welded joints to create a small opening which she climbed out of, Capt Reynolds added.
She flagged down a passing driver who alerted police.
Zuberi allegedly fled after the girl escaped however was arrested by state police in a carpark in Reno, Nevada, a number of hours in a while 16 July.
He was in his automobile holding one in all his kids and speaking to his spouse, who was standing outdoors, when officers arrived.
He initially refused to get out of the car however ultimately surrendered.
Zuberi has been charged with interstate kidnapping and transporting a person throughout state traces with intent to interact in felony sexual exercise.
If convicted, he might face life behind bars.
Zuberi allegedly fled the scene however was arrested in Nevada. Pic: AP
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Investigators say a handbag belonging to Adult Victim 1 was discovered throughout a search of Zuberi’s residence, along with handwritten notes, one labelled “Operation Take Over”.
The notes included a listing saying “Leave phone at home” and “Make sure they don’t have a bunch of ppl (sic) in their life. You don’t want any type of investigation”.
Another doc confirmed a sketch of an underground construction utilizing concrete blocks, foam insulation and waterproof concrete.
Zuberi allegedly fled the scene however was arrested in Nevada. Pic: AP
Defendant rented residence from metropolis’s mayor
The home, on a residential road, is considered owned by Portland Mayor, Carol Westfall and her husband, Kevin, in response to property information.
They evicted Zuberi following his arrest.
The Westfalls mentioned: “We are shocked and dismayed by what has occurred.
“We applaud the actions of the girl who helped seize this particular person and stop him from committing additional atrocities.”
Zuberi is feared to have drugged women’s drinks in an attempt to gain control of them, the FBI said.
The bureau is setting up a website asking anyone who believes they could be a victim of Zuberi to come forward.
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