A federal grand jury on Friday found an Oregon man guilty of kidnapping and raping two women, holding one in a cell he constructed in his Klamatha Falls garage. Negasi Zuberi, 30, also known as Justin Joshua Hyche,

Zuberi, 30, who federal prosecutors said had constructed a cell inside his garage in Klamath Falls, has been found guilty of kidnapping, transporting a victim for criminal sexual activity, and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said in an Oct. 18 news release.

The jury issued the verdicts against Negasi Zuberi, 30, after less than four hours of deliberations in federal court in Medford.

( NewsNation) — A jury convicted an Oregon man on charges of kidnapping and raping two women, including one he held in a makeshift cell.

A federal jury found Negasi Zuberi, 30, guilty on all charges on the two kidnappings, including that of a Seattle woman who was held for hours in a makeshift cell.

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