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California man out on bond for attempted murder charged with kidnapping 89-year-old South Carolina woman
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Enver Marius Zueros, 34, allegedly kidnapped an 89-year-old woman who stopped providing him financial assistance
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Enver Marius Zueros, 34, is accused of kidnapping an elderly South Carolina woman over the weekend. (Dorchester County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities said the woman was left for dead and found Sunday with her wrists bound with duct tape, a dog leash over her ankles and a bag over her head.

Police suspect Zueros had a distant online connection with the victim's brother, WCIV-TV reported. The woman kept a relationship with him via text and email while offering financial assistance.



Enver Marius Zueros, 34, is accused of kidnapping an elderly South Carolina woman over the weekend. (Dorchester County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities said Zueros was upset that she began donating money to charities instead of giving it to him. In an effort to target her, he allegedly rented an Airbnb in the area.

"This wasn’t random," Wright said. "He knew exactly who he was targeting and had a plan in place. It’s a terrifying example of how dangerous some of these situations can become."

Zueros was inside the woman's home when a retired law enforcement neighbor became suspicious and rang the doorbell. Zueros gave a fake name and said the victim was hospitalized after falling in the shower.



The Summerville Police Department at a news conference announcing the arrest of Enver Marius Zueros. (Summerville Police Department)

The neighbor, still suspicious, went to his home to grab a gun, police said. Zueros fled the woman's home in her vehicle.

Authorities later found the vehicle with the woman restrained underneath the rear folding seats in her car floorboard, police said. Zueros was later arrested. The victim sustained minor injuries but was doing well, Wright said.

Zueros is being held in a local jail after being denied bond.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., scolded California Gov.  on social media over the incident.

"@GavinNewsom, keep your criminal scum out of South Carolina," she wrote on X. "This traveling tr*nny and attempted murderer from your state brutalized a constituent of mine. Come get it."



In a subsequent post, Mace said California's lenient criminal justice policies were hurting .

"California policies affecting our state. This guy was out on bond for attempted murder…!" she wrote.

_Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to_ _._
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