The suspect broke into the home, entered the girl's bedroom, blindfolded her and she began fighting off her attacker, police said.

Thomas Gallegos, 56, was accused of a late-night break-in at the family's home days after he helped install their washer and dryer, authorities said.

The 56-year-old installed a washer and dryer at their home days before the attempted kidnapping, officials say

According to the arrest affidavit, Gallegos is suspected of breaking into a home on Oct. 15 in Sterling. It happened in the middle of the night on Walnut Street, and the man was allegedly wearing a cloth clown mask. The man then went into the bedroom of an 8-year-old girl and attempted to kidnap her.

An 8-year-old girl bravely fought back against a would-be kidnapper wearing a clown mask during a terrifying late-night break-in, according to authorities. The young child – who has not been publicly identified – told cops that the attacker came into her room at her family’s home in Sterling in the early hours of Oct.

An eight-year-old girl in Colorado bravely fought off an assailant who attempted to kidnap her from her bedroom, according to the Sterling Police Department. The girl was attacked by an unknown male who had entered her room.

The child was in her bedroom in Sterling, Colorado, in the early hours of October 15, when the suspect, already wearing a cloth clown mask, entered the room intending to abduct her