A Mugger Jumps Out Of Nowhere, Attacking A Woman As She Tries To Enter Her Apartment

Harrowing video shows a man jumping out of a stairwell, snatching an 18-year-old and dragging her down her building's stairs before the teen's mother intervenes, fighting off the would-be kidnapper.

"Get the **** out of here," mom Adriana Alvarez is heard screaming in Ring doorbell camera video that captured the Jan. 23 ambush inside her Astoria, Queens, apartment building.

About two weeks before the attempted kidnapping, he started following the 18-year-old woman. Alvarez called the cops on him twice and even filed a restraining order.

Vassiliou is now behind bars on Rikers Island. He’s facing a string of charges, including criminal possession of a weapon, assault, burglary and attempted kidnapping. He’s pleaded not guilty and will return to court on April 3