Sinister Cinder Block Dungeon Kidnapper Pleads Not Guilty

Negasi Zuberi the man accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinder block dungeon has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Zuberi, 29, pleaded not guilty to “kidnapping and transportation with intent to engage in sexual activity”.

In July, Zuberi was arrested by federal agents after a woman escaped from Zuberi’s cinder block dungeon located in his garage.

Here’s a look at the sinister cinder block cell Zuberi allegedly built:

#Breaking : Woman escapes makeshift cinder block cell in Klamath Falls. Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a woman in Seattle and driving her 450 miles to his home in southern Oregon!

• According to the complaint, the “woman was kidnapped, chained,… pic.twitter.com/X7OTl9lDhj

— True Crime with Laura🕵🏼‍♀️⚖️ (@Lauraonthecase) August 2, 2023

FBI: Woman escapes makeshift cinder block cell in Klamath Falls, man arrested: https://t.co/eC9LfDfNHu pic.twitter.com/mb2unKNaLZ

— WAFB (@WAFB) August 2, 2023

Here’s what CNN reported:

A man accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinder block “dungeon” in his Oregon home has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and transportation with intent to engage in sexual activity, court documents show.

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Negasi Zuberi, 29, was ordered during a hearing Monday to remain in custody until his trial, which is scheduled for October 17, the documents show.

Zuberi was taken into federal custody after a woman escaped from his Klamath Falls home last month, according to a news release from the FBI field office in Portland. The woman was kidnapped from Seattle and sexually assaulted before being placed in a “makeshift cell” in Zuberi’s garage, investigators said.

Following Zuberi’s arrest, the FBI said it was looking for additional victims in other states.

Negasi Zuberi, who is accused of kidnapping a woman and locking her in a cinderblock cell in his Klamath Falls home, pled not guilty to multiple charges at a court appearance on Monday. https://t.co/RM2BHbU06H

— KOIN News (@KOINNews) August 15, 2023

Per Koin News:

Negasi Zuberi, who is accused of kidnapping a woman and locking her in a cinderblock cell in his Klamath Falls home, pled not guilty to multiple charges at a court appearance on Monday.

According to court documents, Zuberi, 29, has been ordered to remain in custody until his court date which is currently scheduled for Oct. 17.

Zuberi was taken into custody on July 16 in Reno, Nevada after court documents said the woman escaped from the cinderblock cell in his home.