Two men held after Martinez incident initially called a kidnapping

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A kidnapping reported Saturday in Contra Costa didn’t actually happen — but two of the three men involved are being held on unrelated offenses.

The incident happened in a residential area of Martinez around 5 p.m. Saturday near the corner of Pacheco Boulevard and Vine Avenue, a witness said. The witness told officials that three men in a white pickup truck held a female juvenile at gunpoint and forced her into the vehicle.

But the supposed kidnapping did not occur, officials from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.

“We originally got a report that a kidnapping occurred,” said Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ian Herbert. "Like anything, we treated it like it actually happened. Unfortunately the witness could only give us a description of the vehicle and license plate but did not know the people. We followed all the leads until we located the supposed victim, and at the end of all the interviews and all the discussion, it was determined she was not kidnapped.”

Two of the men were arrested and booked on unrelated charges at the Contra Costa County Jail.

Lizzie Johnson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer who covers City Hall politics. E-mail: ljohnson@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @lizziejohnsonnn