Dad fights off home intruder who was trying to kidnap his child, police say

PAGE, AZ. (KPHO/Gray News) - A dad in Arizona confronted a home intruder who was attempting to kidnap his child, according to authorities.

Just after 7:15 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a neighborhood after reports that a man had broken into a home.

As detectives were investigating, they learned that the child’s dad was in a bedroom talking on the phone when he heard noises coming from the living room.

As he walked into the room, he saw another man he didn’t know sitting in a chair next to his young child, KPHO reported.

The child’s dad told the intruder to get out of his house. The suspect then allegedly tried to grab the child.

That‘s when the dad punched the suspect in the face.

Officers began searching the area for the suspect and later found him near a bowling alley.

He tried to resist the arrest but was successfully taken into custody.

His identity, charges and mugshot have not been released.

Detectives are still investigating the case.