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Charge dismissed against mother
Los Angeles Times
|November 24, 2025
A judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court has dismissed a felony false imprisonment charge against Ashlee Buzzard, the county district attorney said in a statement.
A SIGN at Ashlee Buzzard's home questions the whereabouts of her daughter.
(CARLIN STIEHL For The Times)
Buzzard, 40, of Lompoc, remains at the center of a mystery surrounding the whereabouts of her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee. Melodee was reported missing Oct. 14, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.
The mother has emerged as a central focus in the investigation after taking her daughter on a road trip to Nebraska on Oct. 7 and then returning home alone, according to the Sheriff's Department.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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