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Mother of Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard Arrested on Unrelated False-Imprisonment Charge

Deputies say the case is separate from the ongoing search for the 9-year-old.

Investigators are sharing additional surveillance images of Ashlee and Melodee that were captured at a rental car location in Lompoc California at the start of the road trip on Oct. 7.
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Overview

  • Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was taken into custody on a warrant for felony false imprisonment, with bail set at $100,000, after detectives said she recently prevented a person from leaving a location.
  • Authorities stress the arrest is not connected to Melodee’s disappearance, and the multi-agency effort to locate the child continues.
  • Melodee was last verified on surveillance video Oct. 9 near the Colorado–Utah border; her mother returned to Lompoc on Oct. 10 without her.
  • Investigators say the pair wore wigs during the Oct. 7–10 trip and that the rented white 2024 Chevy Malibu’s California plate 9MNG101 was seen swapped to New York plate HCG9677.
  • Detectives mapped a likely route through Green River and Panguitch, Utah, northwest Arizona, Primm, Nevada, and Rancho Cucamonga, California, and urge anyone with Oct. 9–10 video or tips to call 805-681-4150 or the anonymous line at 805-681-4171.