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American football legend Joe Montana and his wife rescued their nine-month-old grandson from an attempted kidnapping, authorities say.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the couple confronted a woman who had entered their home and grabbed the child from a playpen.
After a “fight,” authorities said the couple was able to retrieve the child.
“Scary situation, but thankful everyone is okay,” the Hall of Fame quarterback tweeted.
“We appreciate the respect for our privacy at this time,” he added.
Montana, now 64, spent most of his career with the San Francisco 49ers and is widely regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of all time. He was nicknamed “the Comeback Kid” during his heyday in the 1980s, because he was famous for setting up winning last-minute touchdowns.
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Montana played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1992
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said an intruder broke into the couple’s Malibu home Saturday night and grabbed their sleeping grandson.
The four-time Super Bowl champion and his wife Jennifer “tried to alleviate the situation” and asked the woman to return the child, before “a fight broke out and Ms. Montana was able to remove the child from the suspect’s arms. . “the sheriff’s department said.
The suspect, identified as Sodsai Dalzell, fled the scene but was later captured and charged with kidnapping and robbery.
