Barry Mullins, 22, Seanray Allen, 22, and James Johnson, 18, all of Tucson, were booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail.

Three Arizona men were arrested in Goleta Thursday in connection with a kidnapping and robbery that occurred a few hours earlier in Carpinteria, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

to the Chevron gas station at Via Real and Santa Monica Road in Carpinteria, after a woman reported that she had been kidnapped and robbed by three men, said Raquel Zick, sheriff’s public information officer.

"Deputies learned that an adult female victim had been kidnapped and robbed using force by three suspects who fled in a vehicle prior to deputies’ arrival," Zick said, adding that one of the suspects was believed to be armed.

About three hours later, an alert citizen who had learned of the robbery from local media reported to sheriff’s dispatchers that the suspect vehicle, a gold colored sedan with a flat tire, was at a tire store on the 200 block of South Fairview Avenue, Zick said.

Deputies converged on the area, and took the three suspects into custody without incident, Zick said, adding that one of the men was found to be in possession of a concealed firearm.

The suspects are all from Tucson, Zick said, and were identified as Barry Mullins, 22, Seanray Allen, 22, and James Johnson, 18.

All three were booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on suspicion of felony robbery, conspiracy, and kidnapping, Zick said.

"The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all community members who were keeping an eye out for these suspects," Zick said.

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