Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their 9-month-old grandchild over the weekend, law enforcement officials confirmed on Sunday.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Montana told deputies that his grandchild was sleeping in a playpen on Saturday when an unknown woman entered their home in Malibu and grabbed the child. Montana and his wife, Jennifer, confronted the woman, whom authorities later identified as Sodsai Dalzell, tried to “de-escalate the situation” and asked her to give back their grandchild.

After a tussle, law enforcement officials say Jennifer Montana pried the child out of Dalzell’s arms.

“Thank you to everyone who has reached out,” the former San Francisco 49ers star tweeted. “Scary situation, but thankful that everybody is doing well. We appreciate respect for our privacy at this time.”



FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo, Joe Montana and his wife, left, Jennifer walk onto the field at Levi's Stadium before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, Calif. Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their grandchild over the weekend, law enforcement confirmed on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020.(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)


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[progressive nobody]

1. In a normal America THIS would be the major story.

in all seriousness I am glad the baby safe and Amazing Heroes.

[iluvtennis]

2. Ditto. nt

[rpannier]

3. Yep

[Archae]

4. Any bets as to if this would-be kidnapper is a QAnon nut?

[rwsanders]

5. Hopefully this WON'T become a trend, but a while back I read something (can't remember the author)

that said the wealthy should really be supporting higher taxes and jobs here because in nations with higher income disparities, they are faced with a constant threat of kidnapping for ransom.

[catsudon]

6. ah a qurterbsck

still can't tackle, so it was his wife who blocked after joe called an audible

[sheilahi]

7. lesson learned

Although it wasn't reported in this article, Joe was able to throw a perfect pass and Dwight Clark was there to complete "The catch". The baby was perfectly fine after the throw but unfortunately did suffer minor injuries when Clark did the spike. While leaving the residence Clark was heard by several bystanders muttering "NEVER spike babies. NEVER spike babies".

[patricia92243]

8. She appears a lot younger than him and is probably in better health.

[Sapient Donkey]

9. She's 62 and he's 64

For some reason I thought Joe Montana was like ten years older than that. Not sure why.

[cabot]

11. They both look amazing

I'm a little more than half their age and I look like hell right now (cold).

That said, I'm happy the grandchild is safe!

[Sapient Donkey]

13. Totally. I can only hope I am half as fit as them at that age

Joe has always had an older looking face to me, though. I think that is why I assumed he was like 10 years older than he is. I saw a picture of him from when he was in mid-30's and I would have thought he was in his 40's.

During the recent super bowl when the 49ers playing, I kept asking where Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and Bubba Paris were. It amused me how much that annoyed everyone. I was too young to have any memory of them playing, but those names were cemented in my brain for some reason.

[cabot]

14. Re: Joe Montana

I once heard a comedian say that Joe Montana is one of those names where you have to say the first and last..it is just natural to do so.

But you are right, he's one of those people who looked old when he was younger, but grew into his face (if that makes sense).

[LisaM]

10. They both seem super fit.

I don't think I'd want to tangle with them! What a weird story.

[cabot]

12. Reminds me of the robber who tried to steal from a jiu-jitsu student

Both are/were quite stupid.


https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/16/robber-regrets-trying-to-steal-phone-from-jiu-jitsu-student-8148576/