<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ZDtA2_0nlchGFs00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ZDtA2_0nlchGFs00" width="638" height="322" > Serial sex abuse suspect Negasi Zuberi, 29, lived in Vancouver for several years before he was arrested on federal interstate kidnapping charges on July 16. Former neighbor’s say Zuberi exhibited disturbing behavior from the moment he moved in, including going on their property to harass and threaten them, with police repeatedly being called and showing up at his home, according to KOIN 6 News. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> In one instance, a neighbor who gave his name as Mark said he found a young woman in shorts locked out of Zuberi’s home in 30-degree weather. She seemed too scared to accept his help. “I’m like, ‘I can take you to a shelter. Do you want me to call the cops?’ She was like, ‘No, don’t call the cops’ — like freaked out. And I’m like, OK, is there something going on inside the house that we [should] know about?’ She’s like, ‘I can’t tell you guys anything that’s happened.’ Almost like her life was threatened if she did speak,” Mark told KOIN 6 News in an Aug. 2 report. Mark said he and his roommate even began recording Zuberi to show his landlord. Zuberi was reportedly evicted in May. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Portland Field Office announced on Aug. 2 that Zuberi <a href="https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/public_safety/fbi-woman-kidnapped-kept-in-cinderblock-cell/article_c7beb48e-3179-11ee-819a-0bd0a4bb8b5d.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> is suspected of sex assaults in four states </a> , including Oregon. The agency is seeking potential victims in 10 states where he has lived since 2016. In addition to Oregon and Washington, they include California, Colorado, Utah, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Alabama and Nevada. He has also gone by the name Sakima, Justin Hyche and Justin Kouassi. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> During the press conference, the FBI said Zuberi was arrested after a Washington woman escaped his home in Klamath Falls claiming she was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell. According to court records, on July 15, Zuberi traveled from his home to Seattle, where he solicited the services of a prostitute. He then posed as an undercover police officer. The victim told investigators that Zuberi pointed a taser at her and placed her in handcuffs, leg irons and put her in the back seat of his car. He then traveled roughly 450 miles back to Klamath Falls with the woman, sexually assaulting her during the trip. The victim said that when he reached his home, Zuberi moved her into a makeshift cell that he had constructed in his garage. The cell was made of cinder blocks and a metal door installed in reverse so it could not be opened from the inside. Once Zuberi left, the victim says she repeatedly banged on the door and was able to break the door open and escape the room. She then flagged down a passing motorist who called 9-1-1. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Klamath Falls Police Department obtained a search warrant for Zuberi’s residence and found the makeshift cell described by the victim. Zuberi fled but was located in Reno, Nevada, the next day, where he was taken into custody after a brief standoff with local police. “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,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Stephanie Shark with the FBI Portland Field Office. “We are fortunate that this brave woman escaped and alerted authorities. Through quick law enforcement action we were able to get Zuberi in custody the next day. While she may have helped protect future victims, sadly we have now linked Zuberi to additional violent sexual assaults in at least four states and there could be more.” <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> According to KOIN 6 News, Zuberi’s former Vancouver neighbors are not surprised he is in trouble with the law, although they are shocked by the severity of the charges. “I wasn’t surprised, personally. I knew something was gonna go down. There was always something left to right going on that didn’t feel right,” Mark told KOIN 6 News. Another resident filed a temporary anti-harassment order against Zuberi for allegedly sending threatening text messages against him and his family, KOIN 6 News reported. Court recordings show Zuberi contesting the order in court. “It’s an unlawful protective order because you haven’t proved harassment,” Zuberi said in the recording. “You’re claiming harassment, but where’s the harassment?” The FBI is asking anyone who believes they have been a victim or have any information concerning Zuberi (aka Sakima) to visit the website <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services/seeking-victim-information/zuberi-victims" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> fbi.gov/SakimaVictims </a> or call 1-800-CALL-FBI. They can also contact the FBI Portland Field Office at (503) 224-4181, their local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><a href="https://www.koin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> KOIN 6 News </a> is a news partner of the Pamplin Media Group. 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Serial sex abuse suspect Negasi Zuberi, 29, lived in Vancouver for several years before he was arrested on federal interstate kidnapping charges on July 16.
                Former neighbor’s say Zuberi exhibited disturbing behavior from the moment he moved in, including going on their property to harass and threaten them, with police repeatedly being called and showing up at his home, according to KOIN 6 News.
                In one instance, a neighbor who...