GARDEN CITY – Law enforcement authorities in Finney County are investigating an alleged false kidnapping.

Just after 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, officers of the Garden City Police Department received a call of a possible kidnapping in progress, according to a media release.

It was reported by a family member that a 33 year old woman was being held against her will at an unknown location in Garden City and there was a request for an undisclosed amount of money for the her safe return.

The Garden City Police Department and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint operation in an attempt to locate the alleged victim.

A predetermined location and meeting was set up with the suspect surreptitiously, according to police

When the suspect and alleged victim arrived on scene they were taken into custody by police. There were no injuries.

Further investigation revealed that the alleged victim was never in any danger and that this was a scheme in an attempt to receive money from a family member.

Casey Corter, 33, Johnson, and Michael Fink, 32, Garden City both face a charge of Falsely Reporting a Crime. They are being held in the Finney County jail.