Authorities say an Oregon man accused of kidnapping a woman in Seattle and locking her in a cinder block cell has unsuccessfully tried to escape his own jail cell. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said Friday that Negasi Zuberi on Tuesday tried to break through the glass in his jail cell window at Jackson County Jail.
MEDFORD, Oregon — A jailed Oregon man accused of kidnapping a woman in Seattle and locking her in a cinder block cell until she broke the door to escape has unsuccessfully tried to break out of his own cell, authorities said Friday.
The facility's exterior windows are made of reinforced glass, and Zuberi was only able to damage the interior layer, according to the statement. He now faces added charges of attempted escape and disorderly conduct. According to the sheriff's office, a maintenance worker heard a suspicious noise coming from inside one of the cells Tuesday afternoon. Jail deputies found Zuberi standing on his bunk bed near the chipped window, according to the sheriff's office statement.
On July 15, Zuberi solicited a woman to engage in prostitution along Aurora Avenue in Seattle, authorities say. Then he allegedly told the woman he was an undercover officer, showed her a badge, pointed a stun gun at her and placed her in handcuffs and leg irons before putting her in the back of his vehicle.
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