After an 8-year-old girl fought off a man in a clown mask who tried to abduct her from her own room, a 56-year-old suspect has been arrested and faces several charges.
Thomas Gallegos of Sterling, Colo., has been charged with first degree burglary, second degree assault, attempted second degree kidnapping, third degree assault and child abuse.
Last Saturday, the Sterling Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to the attempted child abduction in the 300 block of Walnut Street in the town during the early morning hours of Oct. 15. According to an affidavit cited by 9News, the victim told authorities that the suspect entered her room, put a blindfold on her face, and grabbed her out of her bed.
She then started fighting back and the suspect responded by hitting her on the head and left her unconscious. When she regained consciousness, she ran to her mother’s room to tell her about the incident.
Back in the child’s room, …