Oregon vs. Negasi Zuberi for kidnapping across state lines, locking woman in cinderblock cell *GUILTY*

FBI: Woman escapes makeshift cinder block cell in Klamath Falls, man arrested

A Klamath Falls man is in custody after a woman escaped from a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage, the FBI of Portland says.

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FBI: Woman escapes makeshift cinder block cell in Klamath Falls, man arrested​

A Klamath Falls man is in custody after a woman escaped from a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage, the FBI of Portland says.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 29-year-old, Negasi Zuberi (aka Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi), traveled from his home to Seattle on July 15. Once in Seattle, Zuberi posed as an undercover police officer, picking up a prostitute.

The victim told police Zuberi pointed a taser at her, placed her in handcuffs and leg irons before putting her in the back of his car.

During the 450-mile trip back to Klamath Falls, the victim reported Zuberi sexually assaulted her multiple times during the trip. Once at his home, Zuberi moved her into the self-built cinder block cell at his home at 1336 N Eldorado Avenue in Klamath Falls.

“According to the complaint, this woman was kidnapped, chained, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell. Police say, she beat the door with her hands until they were bloody in order to break free. Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare,” says Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Stephanie Shark with the FBI Portland Field Office.

The victim was eventually able to break down the door to the cell when Zuberi was away and escaped the home. She then was able to flag down a passing driver who called 911.

Zuberi fled after the woman’s escape but was found in Reno where he was taken into custody after a 45-minute standoff at a Reno shopping center


FBI officials said during a Wednesday press conference they believe there may be more victims.

The FBI also noted that the suspect has four separate sexual assaults in other states including drugging drinks and posing as an officer.

The FBI says because Zuberi has lived in over 10 states since 2016, (California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, and Nevada) the investigation is widening to search for additional victims.

 

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Zuberi opts to represent himself for federal court sentencing, asks to extend deadline

A Klamath Falls man convicted of federal charges for kidnapping, sex and weapon charges says today he needs more time to file motions in his defense.

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Zuberi opts to represent himself for federal court sentencing, asks to extend deadline​

A Klamath Falls man convicted of federal kidnapping, sex and weapon charges says today he needs more time to file motions in his defense.

30-year-old Negasi Zuberi, now signing his court documents as Sakima Zuberi, filed a federal court motion in Medford today. He's asking the court to extend a deadline it set for tomorrow for Zuberi's motions in his defense.

Chief United States District Judge Michael J. McShane set the deadline last month, when he also granted Zuberi's requested waiver of counsel, leaving Zuberi to represent himself as his own legal counsel for sentencing this month.

Zuberi has sentencing January 17, 2025, in federal court in Medford for his October conviction there for kidnapping two women in a case with testimony that outlined rape, impersonation of police, and usage of a handgun, taser, handcuffs, leg irons, threats and a home-made cinder block captivity cell to subdue the women in the Klamath Falls home he rented from the mayor.

Court notes show Judge McShane's held a Faretta hearing for Zuberi last month, which is a hearing to ensure a defendant understands implications of self-representation and to ensure a defendant makes an informed, voluntary choice to move forward with a case without legal counsel.

Zuberi's mother told NewsWatch 12 during the October trial that Zuberi had doubts about his legal representation, a sentiment that appears in U.S. District Court notes about his case.

A court order by Judge McShane issued December 18, 2024, wrote, "Mr. Zuberi has not, in his current motions ... shown a need for the court to order the government to produce the type of discovery he requests prior to his sentencing on 1/17/2025. His broad request for discovery seems aimed at establishing ineffective assistance of counsel, although nothing in these motions would lead the court to reconsider the verdict. As the court explained to Mr. Zuberi when he chose to represent himself, he will have to wait until after a judgement is entered in this case to seek post-conviction relief for any purported ineffective assistance of counsel."

 

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New evidence in federal kidnap, rape and weapons case about Zuberi escape attempts

A federal case against a Klamath Falls man today is documenting evidence that he tried to escape jail, twice. It also presents an account of rape of a minor to consider for his prison sentence.

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New evidence in federal kidnap, rape and weapons case about Zuberi escape attempts​

A federal case against a Klamath Falls man today is documenting evidence that he tried to escape jail, twice. It also presents an account of rape of a minor to consider for his prison sentence.


The case prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Oregon have supplied their sentencing memorandum in the case this week, and it outlines other incidents involving Zuberi for the court to consider in its sentencing, planned for Jan. 17.

The incidents involve another claim of rape of a minor and two attempted escapes from Jackson County Jail. NewsWatch 12 reported about Zuberi's first charged escape attempt in August 2023 after his arrest for the federal case charges.

In the new federal case filing, prosecutors wrote, "This is not Mr. Zuberi’s first time beating and sexually assaulting a female—he was convicted in 2020 of beating a minor girl who he solicited for commercial sex and then raped. He also had a Targets list in his room with women's names on it, and he stalked other women and girls in Klamath Falls and elsewhere. And even today, despite all of the evidence of his crimes, he shows no remorse but instead emphatically blames everyone but the one person truly responsible: himself."

The prosecution shared some detail about that case while filing a photo of the victim's injuries under seal, writing how another court warned Zuberi his criminal behavior could lead to trouble, "Mr. Zuberi is no stranger to the legal system and was explicitly warned that his criminal conduct placed him in jeopardy. His first sex offense conviction was for having sex with a 16- year-old minor when he was 23 years old; he was convicted in 2017 of sexual intercourse with a minor and placed on three years’ probation. In 2018, he was convicted of disorderly conduct for a verbal dispute with his significant other, who was pregnant, and who reported that Mr. Zuberi had struck her in the face the day before. In 2020, he was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after he brutally beat and raped MV1, a 16-year-old girl who was working as a commercial sex worker. During the rape, when he was angry and forceful, the victim was afraid of being killed and submitted, and she said, 'I just laid back and I literally just cried.' But she fought back when he began to hurt her, so he punched her in the face repeatedly before dragging her out of his car and leaving her.' The U.S. Attorney's Office also shared comments from the judge in that case with Chief United States District Judge Michael J. McShane in Medford.

Other evidence in yesterday's federal case filing addressed Zuberi's jail escape attempts from Jackson County Jail, which has held him for federal law enforcement since his arrest. Though initially charged with a felony and misdemeanor in State court in Jackson County, the escape case was dismissed at the State level and charged in his federal case. It was set aside from the rest of his criminal case and has not gone to trial.

The prosecutors' memorandum about considerations for Zuberi's federal prison sentence says his escape attempts trigger a sentencing enhancement "for obstructing or impeding the administration of justice."

The sentencing memorandum adds that, "On November 8, 2024, less than a month after being found guilty at trial, Mr. Zuberi again tried to escape from the Jackson County Jail. Medical staff saw a large hole in an interior window of a pod, and the inmates were locked down. An inmate said that Mr. Zuberi and another inmate were involved in breaking the window, and that Mr. Zuberi threw a mop bucket wheel against it. Once the window cracked, he then kicked it with his heel to shatter it. Mr. Zuberi and the other inmate then both used a broom handle to make the hole larger. A second inmate said that Mr. Zuberi and the same accomplice were trying to escape, and the two often discussed it and asked others in the pod about the jail routine, layout, and number of guards."

 

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Klamath Falls kidnapper should get more than two consecutive life sentences, prosecution says

Federal prosecutors in the infamous cinderblock cell kidnapper case filed the government’s sentencing memorandum last week, arguing for the maximum sentence for Klamath Falls man Negasi Zuberi.

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Klamath Falls kidnapper should get more than two consecutive life sentences, prosecution says​

Federal prosecutors in the infamous cinderblock cell kidnapper case filed the government’s sentencing memorandum last week, arguing for the maximum sentence for Klamath Falls man Negasi Zuberi.

“Negasi Zuberi should never be able to kidnap, beat or sexually assault another woman,” the memorandum reads. “He should be sentenced to life in prison.”

 

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Oregon kidnapper Negasi Zuberi gets life in prison

A man who kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and locked a woman in a cinderblock cell in his Klamath Falls garage in 2023 received a life sentence on Friday.

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Oregon kidnapper Negasi Zuberi gets life in prison​

A man who kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and locked a woman in a cinderblock cell in his Klamath Falls garage in 2023 received a life sentence on Friday.

Negasi Zuberi represented himself at the sentencing hearing and could be heard occasionally yelling in the courtroom on Friday.

Defiant two-time convicted kidnapper Negasi Zuberi sentenced to life in prison

"You simply cannot be in the community," U.S District Judge Michael J. McShane said.

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Defiant two-time convicted kidnapper Negasi Zuberi sentenced to life in prison​

A federal judge on Friday sentenced convicted kidnapper Negasi Zuberi to two consecutive life terms in prison, calling him a dangerous predator incapable of remorse.

U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane said he feared that if Zuberi ever saw the light of day outside a prison, he would attack other women and likely escalate to killing them.

“That’s never going to happen because you simply cannot be in the community,” McShane said.

Zuberi, who chose to represent himself at his sentencing, sat alone in orange jail scrubs across from the judge’s bench. He was defiant at times, yelling “Lies!” as a prosecutor argued for the life term, and later claimed the government influenced witnesses and “railroaded me to prison.”


Zuberi read a statement, adamant that he didn’t harm the women. He labeled them “False Victim 1” and “False Victim 2.” He claimed the prosecutors were corrupt and the witnesses didn’t tell the truth.

He broke down in tears at one point when he mentioned his young sons.

“I should not get life in prison because I have two sons,” Zuberi said, pausing to collect himself. “I have two sons who I love more than I love myself. I want to see them. I want to love them. I have raised them … they need their father.”

When the prosecutor told the judge at sentencing that Zuberi used one of his sons as a “human shield” before surrendering that day, Zuberi blurted out, “Objection. I didn’t do this … that is a lie … all of these things are lies that’s been said in this courtroom.”

The judge said the arrest and surrender were captured on video. “Everybody who watched that could see you were using your son,” McShane told Zuberi.

 

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GOOD. EVIL POS.