An Oregon man accused of kidnapping a Seattle sex worker and imprisoning her in a cinder block cell was caught trying unsuccessfully to escape from his cell, authorities said Friday.
Negasi Zuberi, 29, was caught trying to break the window glass of his cell at the Jackson County Jail Tuesday afternoon, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
A county maintenance worker reported hearing suspicious sounds coming from Zuberi’s cell around 12:45 p.m. When officers went to investigate, they found the inmate standing on his bunk next to the chipped window.
“Deputies took Zuberi into custody, subjected him to a full body scan and moved him to a hard cell with no exterior windows,” the sheriff’s office said. “While further searching the cell, officers found a makeshift tool that was suspected to have been used to damage the window.”
The exterior windows of the jail are made of reinforced glass and Zuberi only caused damage to the inner shell, police said.
In addition, he was charged with attempted escape and disturbance of public order.
Zuberi’s lawyers declined to comment on the incident.
The married father of two traveled approximately 450 miles from his Klamath Falls home to Seattle on July 15, where he picked up a prostitute and lied about being an undercover police officer, according to the FBI.
Zuberi was caught trying to escape from his cell after a maintenance worker reported a suspicious noise.AP
The woman claimed that Zuberi allegedly pointed a taser at her and handcuffed her hands and legs in the back seat as they walked back to Oregon.
He held her in a makeshift cell he had built in his garage. She escaped from her when she opened the door until her hands were bloody before calling out to a pedestrian to call the police.
Zuberi was located by authorities in Reno, Nevada, on July 16 in a Walmart parking lot, about 250 miles from his home, and turned himself in after a 45-minute standoff, according to the FBI.
A search of his home revealed notes that appear to describe the suspect’s plans to organize and carry out his alleged crimes.
Zuberi and his wife appeared in a 2019 episode of Judge Judy Judge Judy
Zuberi, who authorities say has used the aliases Justin Hyche, Justin Kouassi and Negasi Sakima, pleaded not guilty to charges of interstate kidnapping and transporting an individual across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
He faces life in prison, if convicted.
The FBI said it was looking for additional victims dating back to 2016 after linking him to violent sexual assaults in other states.
Zuberi, who has used at least 10 aliases over the years, and his wife appeared on an episode of Judge Judy in 2019. Using the name Justin Hythe, he sued his wife, Alycia Westfall, following a domestic dispute and for damage their suits with bleach.
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