Former ‘Judge Judy’ Plaintiff Has Been Accused of Holding Woman in Makeshift Cel
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00:00 The Judge Judy clip that's going viral today.
00:03 Did you notify the police?
00:04 Yeah, I didn't want to put her in jail.
00:05 The startling episode shows 29-year-old
00:08 Negassi Zuberi on the court show
00:10 five years before he was arrested this past July
00:13 for allegedly keeping a woman captive
00:15 in this makeshift cinder block cell.
00:18 The woman fought for her life,
00:19 beating the doors and the walls of this cell
00:22 with bloodied hands.
00:24 You really feel for her?
00:25 Yeah.
00:26 That she had the presence of mind
00:27 to figure out a way to get away from him.
00:29 Fighting for her life.
00:31 Is she pregnant with your child or someone else's?
00:34 That's unknown.
00:35 That's Zuberi in a suit and tie
00:37 appearing on the show in 2018 with his wife.
00:40 He's using the name Justin Heisch,
00:42 one of the 10 aliases prosecutors say he used in the past.
00:46 (muffled speaking)
00:49 The Judge Judy episode includes cell phone footage
00:51 of an altercation, including a moment
00:54 where the suspect's ex throws a bottle at him.
00:56 You're going to jail, bro.
01:00 I saw you destroy his property.
01:02 That's his favorite liquor bottle.
01:04 You picked it up and you threw it.
01:05 But the big reason the clip is getting so much attention?
01:08 You were arrested for what?
01:10 I guess for being attacked.
01:11 No, you weren't arrested for being attacked.
01:14 Well, Judge Judy actually ruled in favor
01:16 of the cinder block suspect,
01:17 granting him $2,500 after he accused his wife
01:21 of damaging his suits with bleach
01:22 after an alleged domestic dispute.
01:25 I would have awarded you money for false arrest
01:27 'cause I don't think there was any basis
01:29 for you to be arrested.
01:30 One viewer wrote, "Guess Judge Judy isn't always right."
01:33 As for the FBI's case, police say Zuberi's alleged victim
01:37 was able to punch her way through this metal screen door
01:40 and crawl out.
01:41 Sadly, we believe there are more victims,
01:44 as well as persons out there
01:46 who might have vital information
01:48 relevant to our ongoing investigation.
01:50 ♪♪