California man out on bond for attempted murder charged with kidnapping 89-year-old South Carolina woman

Enver Marius Zueros, 34, was arrested Monday and is charged with first-degree burglary, kidnapping and attempted murder in the attempted extortion of an 89-year-old woman. 

"This man will not see the light of day. He will spend the rest of his natural life in prison," Summerville Police Chief Doug Wright said during a news conference. 

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. 

"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 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.

"@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."