A woman was in custody Sunday for allegedly trying to snatch the 9-month-old grandchild of NFL legend Joe Montana from a Malibu home, only to be thwarted by Montana and his wife Jennifer.
TMZ reported that the baby was Montana’s grandchild, but Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials would not confirm that Sunday, nor would they confirm the child’s gender.
The suspect entered a residence in the 22100 block of Pacific Coast Highway at about 5 p.m. Saturday and kidnapped the child from a living room, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported.
The suspect walked upstairs with the child, where the grandparents confronted the suspect and took the child back, officials said.
The woman then allegedly fled to a nearby house. Deputies were subsequently flagged down and the woman was arrested.
The TMZ story said the woman was 39 years old, and entered the home through an unlocked door.
The sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills station urged anyone with information regarding the attempted abduction to call them at 818-878-1808.