Former Football Prospect Taken Into Custody On Parental Kidnapping Charges

PLATTE, South Dakota (WWJ) -  Police have found a missing 11-year-old Richmond boy, who authorities believe was kidnapped by his father, former football player Mark Grabowski.

The F.B.I. has arrested Mark Grabowski, father of Connor Grabowski-Cracchiolo, at a hunting ranch in South Dakota where he was recently employed and found Connor safe at that location.

Grabowski-Cracchiolo, missing since August 30th, is seen on a YouTube video - saying he wanted to start a new life with his Dad.

"The reason I left was because I was tired of dealing with the same things with my mom, most everyday, cuz she's abusing me mentally and physically," said Conner on a video posted on YouTube.

That claim was disputed by Connor's maternal grandfather, Craig Temby, of the Howell area.

"I know that he enjoys being with his mother ... he loves his mother," said Temby.

Temby believes Connor was put up to say those things.

Grabowski was taken into custody without incident on a parental kidnapping warrant that had been issued by the Livingston County Prosecutors Office.

Grabowski was waived from the Detroit Lions roster in 1982.