Teen comes face to face with burglar in Kent – ​​KIRO 7 News Seattle

“I look to the side of me and I see this little girl 'yeah high' and she looks at me and says 'oh my god you look like me,'” they explained.

Standing on their balcony was a woman Aphmau had never seen before.

“I was terrified and she was getting closer and closer and I was like 'no thanks'. And then she dragged me and grabbed me here by the arm and she grabbed me and took me to the bathroom,” Aphmau said.

Aphmau told KIRO 7 the woman seemed unstable and was convinced she lived there. They even found her going through their belongings.

“I was panicked. All this time I was shaking like a leaf and didn't know what to do. When I'm anxious, I laugh nervously. I was like hahaha ok,” they said.

At that point, the only thing Aphmau could do was play along.

“I just agreed because it was my best chance of getting out unscathed. If I went,” the teenager said.

It didn't stop there. Aphmau told KIRO 7 they were sexually harassed by the suspect and prevented from leaving.

“We have a shoe rack and she had it against the door and we have a chain and she wrapped something around the chain,” Aphmau added.

After waiting a few minutes, Aphmau ran to her friend's unit for help.

“My friend came knocking on the door saying her house had been broken into,” Jailyn Vinson said.

Vinson noticed that her friend, Aphmau, was in distress and immediately called 911.

“So I had to explain to the operator what was happening. We waited about 15 minutes and then the police started coming,” Vinson said.

At the same apartment complex, the woman reappeared while they were talking to police.

“They look at me and they wonder: is that her? And I look at her, and I go, it's her.

The woman was handcuffed, which brought closure to Aphmau.

But for the teen's father who was at work, it was a nightmare come true.

“As a father, you don't want to imagine the worst, but you have to prepare for the worst,” Jessie Ramsey said.

Ramsey is grateful for his child's quick thinking to get out safely.

“Anything can happen at any time. Always take the time to do that double check, that double safety check,” he added. “I'm just making sure everything is set up as it should be. Because that time you miss may be that time.

The suspect was charged with burglary at the King County Jail. She is being held on $30,000 bail.