A woman has miraculously escaped from a horror cinderblock cell hidden inside the rental home of a small-town Oregon Mayor – where she’d been held captive by a man posing as an undercover cop.
The unidentified woman was kidnapped July 15 just after midnight, sexually assaulted, kidnapped and driven more than seven hours away, according to a criminal complaint.
Hidden in the makeshift cell, the woman slept and awoke with the realization she would likely die if she didn’t attempt to escape. She broke down the door leaving her hands bloodied.
Her alleged captor, Negasi Zuberi, 29, who also goes by several other names including Justin Joshua Hyche, Sakima Zuberi and Justin Kouassi fled the rental home in Klamath Falls to Reno, Nevada where he was arrested by state police a day later.
A woman, who has not been identified, miraculously escaped a cinder block cell after she was kidnapped in Seattle by a man posing as an undercover cop and driven more than seven hours away
After being placed in this cell, the victim ‘briefly slept and awoke to the realization that she would likely die if she did not attempt to escape’. She started punching the metal door and broke some of its welded joints, creating a small opening which she climbed through
The Klamath Falls rental home where Zuberi allegedly took the woman is owned by the city’s mayor, Carol Westfall, and her husband, Kevin, according to property records
FBI released eerie photos of the tiny quarters in which he’d held her captive.
‘She beat the door with her hands until they were bloody in order to break free,’ Klamath Police Captain Rob Reynolds said at a press conference Wednesday.
‘Her quick-thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare.’
On July 15, Zuberi allegedly traveled from his Klamath Falls rental to Seattle where he solicited the woman for prostitution along Aurora Ave – a known area for prostitution, according to court documents.
Negasi Zuberi, 29, fled the rental home in Klamath Falls to Reno, Nevada where he was arrested by state police a day later, on July 16. Authorities are now probing whether he may have attacked other women in at least 10 other states
The woman told cops that Zuberi told her he was an undercover cop before he showed her a badge.
He pointed a stun gun at her placed her in the backseat of his car after he’d handcuffed and put leg irons on her.
Zuberi drove more than seven hours to his home in Klamatha Falls only to stop when he ‘pulled his vehicle over and forced [the victim] to perform both oral and vaginal sex.’
The affidavit said that ‘Zuberi attempted to have anal sex with the [victim] but stopped after [the victim] pleaded for him not to do it.’
When they arrived, Zuberi put his captor into the cell – he said he was leaving to do paperwork.
The woman ‘briefly slept and awoke to the realization that she would likely die if she did not attempt to escape,’ according to the arrest affidavit.
She started punching the metal door and broke some of its welded joints, creating a small opening which she climbed through.
The victim saw Zuberi’s vehicle parked in the garage, opened it, grabbed his gun and then took off.
She left behind blood on a wooden fence that she’d climbed over to escape, before flagging down a passing driver, who called 911.
Investigators said that when they searched Zuberi’s home and garage, they found the makeshift cell, the woman’s purse and handwritten notes
Another handwritten document appeared to include a rough sketch for an underground structure using concrete blocks, foam insulation and waterproof concrete
According to the complaint, investigators interviewed Zuberi’s wife and neighbors.
They would not say if there was any indication that any of them had been aware of the Seattle woman’s abduction.
When Zuberi was arrested by Nevada State Patrol officers in a Walmart parking lot the day after he fled, he was with his wife and at least one of his children. It remains unclear how many children he has.
When he was approached by the officers, he refused to exit his car, started cutting himself with a sharp object and tried to destroy his phone.
Carol Westfall said she was ‘shocked and dismayed by what has occurred’
Investigators said that when they searched Zuberi’s home and garage, they found the makeshift cell, the woman’s purse and handwritten notes.
One of the notes was titled ‘Operation Take Over,’ and included a bullet point list with entries that read ‘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 handwritten document appeared to include a rough sketch for an underground structure using concrete blocks, foam insulation and waterproof concrete.
The FBI is now probing whether Zuberi may have had any other victims.
They are also investigating whether he may have used other methods of gaining control of women, including drugging their drinks. The agency said it was setting up a website asking anyone who believes they may have been a victim to come forward.
According to the FBI, Zuberi has lived in multiple states since 2016, possibly including California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, and Nevada.
Klamath Falls Police Capt. Rob Reynolds speaks at a press conference at the FBI Portland field office in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, August 2
Stephanie Shark, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Portland field office, speaks at a press conference in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday
An FBI flag and a seeking information posterboard displaying photos of suspect Negazi Zuberi are set up next to a podium ahead of a press conference at the FBI field office in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday
The Klamath Falls rental home where Zuberi allegedly took the woman is owned by the city’s mayor, Carol Westfall, and her husband, Kevin, according to property records.
The house backs onto a park and is on a residential street, less than a quarter-mile from a highway.
Court records show that after Zuberi’s arrest, the couple had him evicted.
‘We are shocked and dismayed by what has occurred,’ the Westfalls said in an email to the Associated Press.
‘We applaud the actions of the woman who helped capture this person and prevent him from committing further atrocities.’
The Westfalls also praised local, state and federal law enforcement for their work on the case. They declined to respond to queries about their interactions with Zuberi.
DailyMail.com has contacted Westfall for comment and Zuberi’s wife.
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