FLINT, MI -- The mother of a woman who told police she was attacked inside an eastside home said she is thankful for neighbors who rushed to her daughter's aid, including a man who held the alleged attacker at gunpoint then chased him down and helped hold him until police arrived.

"She got lucky," said the woman's mother, who is not being identified to protect the identity of the woman. "If it wasn't for all these people who cared enough to help her, and not turn the other cheek like so many people would, my daughter would be dead right now."

Jessica Abels, who lives near the spot on Cronk Avenue near Illinois Avenue where the woman was found walking bloodied and naked, said she looked out the window when she heard a woman screaming for help around 2 p.m. Sept. 26.

She saw the woman jump out the window of a nearby vacant home, she said.

"Her eyes were all swollen and she had blood all over her and in her mouth," Abels said. "She was pretty messed up."

That's when the community jumped into action.

Several area residents offered the 21-year-old woman clothing and comfort while a man who holds a valid concealed pistols license ordered the suspect out of the house at gunpoint, according to Flint police.

The man took off running but was chased down by the gun-wielding citizen who, with the help of an undercover auto theft police officer, tackled and held him down until police arrived.

Jeffery McSwain, Jr. was arrested and charged with one count of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration. During a preliminary exam on Wednesday, Oct. 8, a Flint District Court judge ruled McSwain will stand trial in Circuit Court on the charge, a 10-year-felony.

The victim's mother said her daughter was walking home from a nearby store when a man trapped her inside the vacant home, and beat and choked when she tried to scream for help and escape.

The woman was left with bruises and a couple loose teeth and is still struggling with the incident emotionally, said her mother, who is not being identified to protect the identity of the victim.

Abels said that section of Illinois is usually quiet, since neighbors look out for each other.

"I still can't sleep because of the way she was screaming," said Abels.

Amanda MacLeod, who lives near Abels and grew up across the street in her mother's home, said the incident left the neighborhood shaken.

"It's scary that it happened so close, and in the middle of the day," she said. "I've never experienced anything like that in my 23 years living here."

MacLeod said her father boarded up the home shortly after the incident.