A man accused of kidnapping and imprisoning a woman who reportedly escaped from his garage once appeared as a plaintiff on beloved TV courtroom series Judge Judy.
According to an Aug. 2 press release from the FBI’s Portland Field Office, 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi was taken into federal custody related to a case of alleged “interstate kidnapping after a Washington woman escaped his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, claiming she was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell.”
The release also noted that Zuberi has gone by the names “Sakima” and “Justin Kouassi” in the past, as well as “Justin Hyche,” the name he used during a 2018 appearance in front of Judith Sheindlin on Judge Judy, which saw him successfully sue his then-girlfriend amid a dispute over damaged clothing.
FBI officials detailed the accusations against Zuberi throughout the release, which noted that the conflict began in Oregon before Zuberi reportedly fled to Reno, Nev., and had a brief standoff with police.
“According to court records, on July 15, 2023, Zuberi traveled from his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Seattle, where he solicited the services of a prostitute, he then posed as an undercover police officer. The victim told investigators that he pointed a taser at her and placed her in handcuffs and leg irons and put her in the back seat of his car.
He then traveled roughly 450 miles with the woman, sexually assaulting her during the trip,” the release read.Â
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