OR - Negasi Zuberi, 29, linked to 4 violent sexual assaults, kidnapped woman kept in makeshift cell in garage, Klamath Falls, 16 July '23 *Arrest*

[dotr]

Woman escaped cinderblock cell, flagged down help after being held by man who may have other victims, FBI says

Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been charged with interstate kidnapping. Officials say he's been linked to at least four sexual assault cases in four states.

www.nbcnews.com

Aug. 2, 2023, 3:58 PM EDT rbbm
By Marlene Lenthang and Andrew Blankstein
''A "violent sex assault offender" accused of holding a kidnapped woman captive in a makeshift cinderblock cell in his Oregon garage may have other victims, the FBI said Wednesday.
Negasi Zuberi — a 29-year-old who goes by the aliases "Sakima," "Justin Hyche" and "Justin Kouassi" — was arrested July 16 after the woman escaped and was able to flag down help.

He has been linked to four violent sexual assaults in at least four states, officials said, without detailing the locations.
He's been charged with one count of interstate kidnapping.
Authorities honed in on Zuberi one day after he traveled from his Klamath Falls, Oregon, home to Seattle, Washington, where he solicited a prostitute and kidnapped her, the FBI’s Portland Field Office said in a news release Wednesday.
He posed as an undercover police officer, flashing a badge, pointing a Taser, and placing the woman in handcuffs, before putting her into the backseat of his car, according to the criminal complaint.
“He then traveled roughly 450 miles with the woman, sexually assaulting her during the trip,” the FBI release said.
Once at his home, he put her into a makeshift cell he constructed in his garage of cinderblocks with a metal door that couldn’t be opened from the inside, officials said. '''


''Zuberi has lived in 12 states — California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama and Nevada — over the last decade, the FBI said. Officials said that he may have used several methods to target victims, including drugging drinks and impersonating a police officer.

The FBI launched an investigation website where potential victims or others with information related to the case can fill out a form to offer more information.

"Some of the encounters may have been filmed to make it appear as if the assault was consensual," the page noted. "The victims are threatened with retaliation if they notify the police."

 

[dotr]

The home where the woman was held
(Screenshot / Google Maps)
Those with information are urged to visit fbi.gov/SakimaVictims or call 1-800-CALL-FBI to provide tips. The FBI Portland Field Office can be reached at (503) 224-4181.

FBI searching for more victims after woman escapes cinderblock cell in man’s garage

‘Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare,’ FBI Special Agent in Charge says

www.independent.co.uk

A man has been arrested in Oregon after a woman escaped a cinderblock cell in his garage, the FBI has said.

''The agency said that Negasi Zuberi, 29, from Klamath Falls, Oregon went to Seattle and picked up a prostitute on 15 July, pretending to be an undercover officer.

The woman told the authorities that Mr Zuberi aimed a Taser at her and put her in handcuffs and leg irons before placing her in the back of his vehicle, according to KPTV.

The victim said that Mr Zuberi sexually assaulted her several times during the 450-mile drive from Seattle to Klamath Falls, a journey estimated to take about seven-and-a-half hours.''



''The woman broke down the door of the cell when Mr Zuberi was away from the house and managed to escape and flagged down a driver who then called 911.

Mr Zuberi fled after the woman managed to get away. He was detained in Reno – more than four hours from Klamath Falls.''

 

[dotr]

August 2, 2023

Seeking Information in Negasi Zuberi (Sakima) Investigation | Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI’s Portland Division is seeking to identify potential victims of Negasi Zuberi (Sakima), a.k.a. Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi, who was recently charged with interstate kidnapping in the District of Oregon.

www.fbi.gov

''Seeking Information in Negasi Zuberi (Sakima) Investigation​

The FBI’s Portland Division is seeking to identify potential victims of Negasi Zuberi (Sakima), a.k.a. Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi, who was recently charged with interstate kidnapping in the District of Oregon.
The FBI's investigation has extended to multiple states where Zuberi has previously resided between August 2016 and today. Those states could include: California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, and Nevada.
Sakima has several different methods to gain control of his victims, including drugging their drinks, pretending to be a police officer, and soliciting the services of sex workers and then violently sexually assaulting them. Some of the encounters may have been filmed to make it appear as if the assault was consensual. The victims are threatened with retaliation if they notify the police.
If you and/or your minor dependent(s) were victimized by Negasi Zuberi (Sakima) or have information relevant to this investigation, please fill out this short form.
If you know of someone else who has possibly been victimized by Negasi Zuberi (Sakima), please encourage them to complete the form themselves.
The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary but may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. All identities of victims will be kept confidential.''

 

[Dhighsmith]

Guess we have to wait on updates from investigation but I’m curious if this was a separate home from his wife and child. These abusers never take into account the risk and damage associated with their criminal violent behavior. Such a horrible situation with child being involved as LE attempted to take him into custody. His actions of kidnapping and assault on woman was just horrific and him putting his child in harms way IMO tells me he’s a selfish coward. I’m sure there’s a technical term related to a potential mental disorder like a sociopath or psychopath but that’s outside my expertise, my experience is limited to narcissistic behavior. Praying for the victims.

 

[ArianeEmory]

Guess we have to wait on updates from investigation but I’m curious if this was a separate home from his wife and child.

What? Yet another one keeping up the image of being a normal person while also needing to enslave and abuse women?

 

[NervousNellie]

Where was he when Evelyn Weaver's car was driven from Bend, Or to Klamath Falls, Or?

 

[GoBuckeyes]

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Woman escaped cinderblock cell, flagged down help after being held by man who may have other victims, FBI says

Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been charged with interstate kidnapping. Officials say he's been linked to at least four sexual assault cases in four states.

www.nbcnews.com

Aug. 2, 2023, 3:58 PM EDT rbbm
By Marlene Lenthang and Andrew Blankstein
''A "violent sex assault offender" accused of holding a kidnapped woman captive in a makeshift cinderblock cell in his Oregon garage may have other victims, the FBI said Wednesday.
Negasi Zuberi — a 29-year-old who goes by the aliases "Sakima," "Justin Hyche" and "Justin Kouassi" — was arrested July 16 after the woman escaped and was able to flag down help.

He has been linked to four violent sexual assaults in at least four states, officials said, without detailing the locations.
He's been charged with one count of interstate kidnapping.
Authorities honed in on Zuberi one day after he traveled from his Klamath Falls, Oregon, home to Seattle, Washington, where he solicited a prostitute and kidnapped her, the FBI’s Portland Field Office said in a news release Wednesday.
He posed as an undercover police officer, flashing a badge, pointing a Taser, and placing the woman in handcuffs, before putting her into the backseat of his car, according to the criminal complaint.
“He then traveled roughly 450 miles with the woman, sexually assaulting her during the trip,” the FBI release said.
Once at his home, he put her into a makeshift cell he constructed in his garage of cinderblocks with a metal door that couldn’t be opened from the inside, officials said. '''


''Zuberi has lived in 12 states — California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama and Nevada — over the last decade, the FBI said. Officials said that he may have used several methods to target victims, including drugging drinks and impersonating a police officer.

The FBI launched an investigation website where potential victims or others with information related to the case can fill out a form to offer more information.

"Some of the encounters may have been filmed to make it appear as if the assault was consensual," the page noted. "The victims are threatened with retaliation if they notify the police."

Where was he before 2016?

 

[airportwoman]

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The home where the woman was held
(Screenshot / Google Maps)
Those with information are urged to visit fbi.gov/SakimaVictims or call 1-800-CALL-FBI to provide tips. The FBI Portland Field Office can be reached at (503) 224-4181.

FBI searching for more victims after woman escapes cinderblock cell in man’s garage

‘Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare,’ FBI Special Agent in Charge says

www.independent.co.uk

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A man has been arrested in Oregon after a woman escaped a cinderblock cell in his garage, the FBI has said.

''The agency said that Negasi Zuberi, 29, from Klamath Falls, Oregon went to Seattle and picked up a prostitute on 15 July, pretending to be an undercover officer.

The woman told the authorities that Mr Zuberi aimed a Taser at her and put her in handcuffs and leg irons before placing her in the back of his vehicle, according to KPTV.

The victim said that Mr Zuberi sexually assaulted her several times during the 450-mile drive from Seattle to Klamath Falls, a journey estimated to take about seven-and-a-half hours.''

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''The woman broke down the door of the cell when Mr Zuberi was away from the house and managed to escape and flagged down a driver who then called 911.

Mr Zuberi fled after the woman managed to get away. He was detained in Reno – more than four hours from Klamath Falls.''

I heard about this on CNN! What do you bet he was in Reno, looking for a new victim?

I have a feeling there's going to be a lot more horrible things discovered about this guy.

 

[airportwoman]

What? Yet another one keeping up the image of being a normal person while also needing to enslave and abuse women?

He has a wife and child?!? Bet they're glad he's been arrested. (Maybe he "owned a rental property"?)

Maybe I missed it, but what kind of job did he have?

 

[dotr]

Those with information are urged to visit fbi.gov/SakimaVictims or call 1-800-CALL-FBI to provide tips. The FBI Portland Field Office can be reached at (503) 224-4181.

FBI searching for more victims after woman escapes cinderblock cell in man’s garage

‘Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare,’ FBI Special Agent in Charge says

www.independent.co.uk

APOLOGIES, please note that this particular FBI link within the article is not functioning /page not found, valid link to FBI in separate post just upthread.

 

[Earth]

Considering he targeted prostitutes, I would sadly speculate that the majority of his victims were never reported missing or were not taken seriously by police. Add in the fact that he travelled across two states to abduct a woman and he could have gone anywhere.

It could help narrow down the investigation if we knew what dates he lived in those areas and what the women he went after looked like.

 

[dotr]

rbbm

Desperate search for more victims after woman escapes alleged kidnapper's cinder block cell

An Oregon man in federal custody is accused of holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage before she managed to break free.

abcnews.go.com

ByMeredith Deliso and Alex Stone
August 2, 2023


''According to the FBI, Zuberi has lived in Oregon for several months and nine other states since August 2016 -- Washington, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Alabama and Florida.
In the two weeks since his arrest, investigators have tied the suspect to at least four sexual assaults in four other states, according to Shark, who did not provide any additional details on the cases due to the active investigation.

"There is escalation of violence and intent, and so we are concerned that if we work backwards we're gonna find unfortunately numerous victims," Shark said.

Zuberi is also known as Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi, the FBI said. Investigators believe he may have used several different methods to allegedly gain control of his victims, including drugging their drinks and impersonating a law enforcement officer, Shark said.''

 

[Dhighsmith]

What? Yet another one keeping up the image of being a normal person while also needing to enslave and abuse women?

I know, my heart goes out to any wife or significant other who wakes up one day and finds their entire world has been turned upside down, I can’t even imagine especially when there’s children involved. Just horrible to learn of the evil your husband has done to innocent victims. I pray they have resources for counseling to better support and protect their children from their father’s evil.

 

[Dhighsmith]

rbbm

Desperate search for more victims after woman escapes alleged kidnapper's cinder block cell

An Oregon man in federal custody is accused of holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage before she managed to break free.

abcnews.go.com

ByMeredith Deliso and Alex Stone
August 2, 2023
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''According to the FBI, Zuberi has lived in Oregon for several months and nine other states since August 2016 -- Washington, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Alabama and Florida.
In the two weeks since his arrest, investigators have tied the suspect to at least four sexual assaults in four other states, according to Shark, who did not provide any additional details on the cases due to the active investigation.

"There is escalation of violence and intent, and so we are concerned that if we work backwards we're gonna find unfortunately numerous victims," Shark said.

Zuberi is also known as Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi, the FBI said. Investigators believe he may have used several different methods to allegedly gain control of his victims, including drugging their drinks and impersonating a law enforcement officer, Shark said.''

It’s troubling to know of other victims and horrifying to think there’s possibly even more victims yet to be identified. His behavior was definitely escalating, as terrible as the experience was for the woman who escaped she’s so blessed to be alive- her determination saved her.

 

[dotr]

Oregon man posed as undercover cop, kidnapped woman from Seattle, sexually abused her, locked her in homemade cell, FBI says

Negasi Zuberi, 29, of Klamath Falls, also known as Justin Joshua Hyche, also has been linked to violent sexual assaults in at least three other states, according to the FBI. Investigators said they suspect there could be other victims.

www.oregonlive.com

rbbm.
''Police also found several handwritten notes, including one that had a drawing of how to dig a 100-foot deep concrete block cell with foam insulation, according to the affidavit. One note had a heading that read “Operation Take Over” and described plans to “leave phone at home” and “make sure they don’t have a bunch” of people in their life, it said. It ended, “You dont want any type of investigation,” according to a photo of the note in the affidavit.''

Negasi Zuberi, in a current photo on left, and in an earlier photo, on right.FBI
''In some of the other cases, Zuberi posed as an undercover officer or solicited the services of sex workers and then violently sexually assaulted women, according to the FBI. Some of the encounters may have been filmed to make it appear as if the assault was consensual, and often the victims were threatened with retaliation if they were to notify the police, according to investigators.

A LinkedIn page under one of his aliases Sakima Zuberi , accompanied by his photo, says he was studying cybersecurity at Klamath Community College since April of this year. It also says he was self-employed for a New Mexico-based company Forty3Organization, which provides housing rentals. Records also show he had lived in Vancouver, Wash., last year.''

 

[Dhighsmith]

“Some of the encounters may have been filmed to make it appear as if the assault was consensual," the page noted. "The victims are threatened with retaliation if they notify the police."

Guess he thought he was invincible but the woman who took his gun and escaped showed him otherwise.

 

[MAHBOOBOO]

There's an awful lot of what appears to me to be red stains on the concrete floor of the cell

 

[Dhighsmith]

There's an awful lot of what appears to me to be red stains on the concrete floor of the cell

Some of the articles describe finding evidence of her pounding on the door so hard her hands and knuckles bled while attempting to escape, she also had to crawl through a screened in portion of the door further cutting herself.

 

[DS2021]

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The home where the woman was held
(Screenshot / Google Maps)
Those with information are urged to visit fbi.gov/SakimaVictims or call 1-800-CALL-FBI to provide tips. The FBI Portland Field Office can be reached at (503) 224-4181.

FBI searching for more victims after woman escapes cinderblock cell in man’s garage

‘Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare,’ FBI Special Agent in Charge says

www.independent.co.uk

View attachment 438621
A man has been arrested in Oregon after a woman escaped a cinderblock cell in his garage, the FBI has said.

''The agency said that Negasi Zuberi, 29, from Klamath Falls, Oregon went to Seattle and picked up a prostitute on 15 July, pretending to be an undercover officer.

The woman told the authorities that Mr Zuberi aimed a Taser at her and put her in handcuffs and leg irons before placing her in the back of his vehicle, according to KPTV.

The victim said that Mr Zuberi sexually assaulted her several times during the 450-mile drive from Seattle to Klamath Falls, a journey estimated to take about seven-and-a-half hours.''

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''The woman broke down the door of the cell when Mr Zuberi was away from the house and managed to escape and flagged down a driver who then called 911.

Mr Zuberi fled after the woman managed to get away. He was detained in Reno – more than four hours from Klamath Falls.''

That FBI link isnt working

 

[Gemmie]

The poor wife and child.

Zuberi was located by Nevada state police in a Walmart parking lot in Reno, Nevada, on the afternoon of July 16 with his wife and child, according to the complaint. He was taken into custody after a 45-minute standoff, Shark said.

Desperate search for more victims after woman escapes alleged kidnapper's cinder block cell

An Oregon man in federal custody is accused of holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage before she managed to break free.

abcnews.go.com